A giant cell 50 to 100 micron in diameter, with a greatly lobulated nucleus, found in the bone marrow; mature blood platelets are released from its cytoplasm. [ MESH:D008533 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megakaryocyte https://www.worldcat.org/search?q=bn%3A0721601464 ]
Synonyms: megalocaryocyte megacaryocyte megalokaryocyte
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- bone marrow hematopoietic cell
- myeloid cell
- bearer of some euploid
- develops from some megakaryocyte progenitor cell