megakaryocyte

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun megakaryocyte has 1 sense

megakaryocyte(n = noun.body) Array - a large bone marrow cell; regarded as the source of blood platelets; Array

is a kind of

bone cell

Derived form adjective megakaryocytic₁

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CIDE DICTIONARY

megakaryocyte, n.

A large bone marrow cell not usually found in the circulating blood; it is regarded as the precursors of blood platelets; it is up to 100 megacaryocyte, megalokaryocyte, and thromboblast. [WordNet 1.5]

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