noun
a large bone marrow cell; regarded as the source of blood platelets
• Derivationally related forms: ↑megakaryocytic
• Hypernyms: ↑bone cell
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—megakaryocytic /meg'euh kar'ee euh sit"ik/, adj.
/meg'euh kar"ee euh suyt'/, n. Cell Biol.
a large bone-marrow cell having a lobulate nucleus, regarded as the source of blood platelets.
[1885-90; MEGA- + KARYO- + -CYTE]
Useful english dictionary. 2012.