Myeloplaces

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Myeloplax \My*el"o*plax\, n.; pl. E. {Myeloplaxes}, L.
     {Myeloplaces}. [NL., fr. Gr. myelo`s marrow + ? anything flat
     and broad.] (Anat.)
     One of the huge multinucleated cells found in the marrow of
     bone and occasionally in other parts; a giant cell. See
     {Osteoclast}.


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