Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary mega- + kary- + -blast
: a large cell with large reticulate nucleus that gives rise to megakaryocytes
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/meg'euh kar"ee euh blast'/, n. Cell Biol.
a cell that gives rise to a megakaryocyte.
[MEGA- + KARYO- + -BLAST]
Useful english dictionary. 2012.