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megakaryocyte
megakaryocyte definition
mega·karyo·cyte (meg′ə kar′ē ə sīt′)
noun
a large cell found esp. in the bone marrow, that produces blood platelets
Related Forms:
- megakaryocytic meg′a·kar′yo·cy′tic (-sīt′ik) adjective
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