Megalokaryocyte

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

  megakaryocyte \meg`a*kar"y*o*cyte\
     (m[e^]g`[.a]*k[a^]r"[i^]*[-o]*s[imac]t) n. (Anat.)
     A large bone marrow cell not usually found in the circulating
     blood; it is regarded as the precursors of blood platelets;
     it is up to 100 [mu]m in diameter, with a polyploid nucleus.
     Also referred to as {megacaryocyte}, {megalokaryocyte}, and


     {thromboblast}.
     [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]