megalokaryocyte


meg·a·kar·y·o·cyte

(meg'ă-kar'ē-ō-sīt), A large cell (as much as 100 mcm in diameter) with a polyploid nucleus that is usually multilobed; megakaryocytes are normally present in bone marrow, not in the circulating blood, and give rise to blood platelets. Synonym(s): megacaryocyte, megalokaryocyte, thromboblast [mega- + G. karyon, nut (nucleus), + kytos, hollow vessel (cell)]

meg·a·kar·y·o·cyte

(meg'ă-kar'ē-ō-sīt) A large cell with a multilobed nucleus; normally present in bone marrow, not in the circulating blood; gives rise to blood platelets (thrombocytes).
Synonym(s): megalokaryocyte. [mega- + G. karyon, nut (nucleus), + kytos, hollow vessel (cell)]