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akaryote

 [ah-kar´e-ōt]
1. non-nucleated.
2. a non-nucleated cell.
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a·kar·y·o·cyte

(ā-kar'ē-ō-sīt),
A cell without a nucleus (karyon), such as the erythrocyte.
Synonym(s): acaryote, akaryote
[G. a- priv. + karyon, kernel, + kytos, a hollow (cell)]
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