"megakaryoblast" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: megakaryoblasts [plural]
Etymology: mega- + karyo- + -blast Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mega}} mega- +, {{confix|en|karyo|blast}} karyo- + -blast Head templates: {{en-noun}} megakaryoblast (plural megakaryoblasts)
  1. (cytology) A precursor cell in hematopoiesis which gives rise to the promegakaryocyte, which in turn gives rise to the megakaryocyte. Categories (topical): Cytology Derived forms: megakaryoblastic Coordinate_terms (stages of megakaryocyte development): promegakaryocyte, megakaryocyte, thrombocyte Translations (precursor cell in hematopoiesis): megakaryoblast (Czech), megakaryoblasti (Finnish), megacarioblasto (Italian)

Inflected forms

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