Megakaryocyte

megakaryocyte /mega·karyo·cyte/ (-sit?) the giant cell of bone marrow containing a greatly lobulated nucleus, from which mature blood platelets originate.megakaryocyt´ic

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meg·a·kar·y·o·cyte (mg-kr--st)

n.

A large bone marrow cell with a lobulate nucleus that gives rise to blood platelets. Also called megalokaryocyte.

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Megakaryocyte

A large bone marrow cell with a lobed nucleus that is the precursor cell of blood platelets.

Mentioned in: Platelet Function Disorders

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megakaryocyte

the giant cell of bone marrow; it is a large cell with a greatly lobulated nucleus and gives rise to blood platelets.