Megakaryocyte

Alternative forms

• megacaryocyte

Origin

From - + karyocyte

Full definition of megakaryocyte

Noun

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

Related terms

• promegakaryocyte
• megakaryoblast
• megakaryocytic
• amegakaryocytic
• megakaryocytopoiesis