Megakaryocyte

Quick meaning: Megakaryocyte is a noun meaning (anatomy) A large cell, found in bone marrow, responsible for the production of platelets.

Meaning

(anatomy) A large cell, found in bone marrow, responsible for the production of platelets.

Example Sentences

Under appropriate culture conditions, the megakaryocyte burst-forming cell can develop into 40 to 500 megakaryocytes within 1 week.

The evidence of formation of blood platelets from the megakaryocyte is conclusive. Except for the origin of platelets in the early embryo from a forerunner of the megakaryocyte, Wright recognizes no other source for blood platelets in mammals.

These have been described as giant cells with budding nuclei (Bizzozero [2]); but it seems to me that they are worthy of a more distinctive name. I shall speak of them hereafter as megakaryocytes, or large nucleated giant cells, while the first class might be named polykaryocytes, or multinucleated giant cells.

Word Forms

• megakaryocytes
• megacaryocyte

Related Words

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