megakaryocyte
[ meg-uh-kar-ee-uh-sahyt ]
/ ˌmɛg əˈkær i əˌsaɪt /
noun Cell Biology.
a large bone-marrow cell having a lobulate nucleus, regarded as the source of blood platelets.
OTHER WORDS FROM megakaryocyte
meg·a·kar·y·o·cyt·ic [meg-uh-kar-ee-uh-sit-ik] /ˌmɛg əˌkær i əˈsɪt ɪk/, adjectiveWords nearby megakaryocyte
megagametophyte,
megahertz,
megahit,
megajoule,
megakaryoblast,
megakaryocyte,
megakaryocytic leukemia,
megal-,
megalecithal,
megalesia,
megalgia
Medical definitions for megakaryocyte
megakaryocyte
[ mĕg′ə-kăr′ē-ə-sīt′ ]
n.
A large bone marrow cell with a lobulate nucleus that gives rise to blood platelets.
megalokaryocyte