Megakaryoblast

Origin

- + mega - + karyo + -

Full definition of megakaryoblast

Noun

1. (cytology) A precursor cell in hematopoiesis which gives rise to the promegakaryocyte, which in turn gives rise to the megakaryocyte.

Coordinate terms

• (stages of megakaryocyte development)
• megakaryoblast
• promegakaryocyte
• megakaryocyte
• thrombocyte

Derived terms

• megakaryoblastic