Megakaryocyte definitions

Megakaryocyte

1) Bone cell
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A megakaryocyte (mega- + karyo- + -cyte, `large-nucleus cell`) is a large bone marrow cell with a lobulated nucleus responsible for the production of blood thrombocytes (platelets), which are necessary for normal blood clotting. Megakaryocytes normally account for 1 out of 10,000 bone marrow cells but can increase in number nearly 10-fold during.....
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megakaryocyte

(from the article `blood`) Platelets are formed in the bone marrow by segmentation of the cytoplasm (the cell substance other than the nucleus) of cells known as ... Mammalian platelets are nonnucleate cells produced by large bone marrow cells called megakaryocytes and circulate in the blood in a resting, inactive ... [2 related arti...
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megakaryocyte

<haematology> Giant polyploid cell of bone marrow that gives rise to 3-4,000 platelets. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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megakaryocyte

(meg″ә-kar´e-o-sīt) the giant cell of bone marrow; it is a large cell with a greatly lobulated nucleus, and is generally supposed to give rise to platelets.
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megakaryocyte

a large precursor blood cell that gives rise to platelets.
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megakaryocyte

Giant polyploid cell of bone marrow that gives rise to 3-4,000 platelets.
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megakaryocyte

Type: Term Pronunciation: meg′ă-kar′ē-ō-sīt Definitions: 1. 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. Synonyms: megacaryocyte, megalokaryocyte, t...
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