MEGAKARYOCYTE
Dictionary entry overview: What does megakaryocyte mean? • MEGAKARYOCYTE (noun)
The noun MEGAKARYOCYTE has 1 sense:
1. a large bone marrow cell; regarded as the source of blood platelets
Familiarity information: MEGAKARYOCYTE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• MEGAKARYOCYTE (noun)
Meaning:
A large bone marrow cell; regarded as the source of blood platelets
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Hypernyms ("megakaryocyte" is a kind of...):
bone cell (a cell that is part of a bone)
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