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megakaryocytic

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meg⋅a⋅kar⋅y⋅o⋅cyte

  [meg-uh-kar-ee-uh-sahyt]
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–noun Cell Biology.
a large bone-marrow cell having a lobulate nucleus, regarded as the source of blood platelets.
Origin:
1885–90; mega- + karyo- + -cyte

Related forms:
meg⋅a⋅kar⋅y⋅o⋅cyt⋅ic  [meg-uh-kar-ee-uh-sit-ik] , adjective
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Main Entry: mega·kary·o·cyte
Pronunciation: "meg-&-'kar-E-O-"sIt
Function: noun
: a large cell that has a lobulated nucleus, isfound especially in the bone marrow, and is the source of blood platelets —mega·kary·o·cyt·ic /-O-"sit-ik/ adjective
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megakaryocyte meg·a·kar·y·o·cyte (měg'ə-kār'ē-ə-sīt')
n.
A large bone marrow cell with a lobulate nucleus that gives rise to blood platelets. Also called megalokaryocyte.

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