(mĕg″ă-kăr′ē-ō-sīt″)
[Pronunciation]
[″ + karyon, nucleus, + kytos, cell]
Large bone marrow cell with large or multiple nuclei from which platelets are derived.
Figure: MEGAKARYOCYTE
(Orig. mag. ×640)
See: platelet
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