megakaryocyte
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meg·a·kar·y·o·cyte
(mĕg′ə-kăr′ē-ō-sīt′, -ə-sīt′)n.
A large cell of the bone marrow that has a lobulated nucleus and releases platelets into the bloodstream.
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megakaryocyte
(ˌmɛɡəˈkærɪəˌsaɪt)n
(Physiology) an abnormally large bone marrow cell, with a lobulated nucleus, that produces platelets through the fragmentation of its cytoplasm
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meg•a•kar•y•o•cyte
(ˌmɛg əˈkær i əˌsaɪt)n.
a large bone marrow cell, with a lobed nucleus, whose cytoplasm is the source of blood platelets.
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| Noun | 1. |  megakaryocyte - a large bone marrow cell; regarded as the source of blood plateletsbone cell - a cell that is part of a bone |
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