Associations to the word «Megakaryocyte»

Wiktionary

MEGAKARYOCYTE, noun. (anatomy) A large cell, found in bone marrow, responsible for the production of platelets.

Dictionary definition

MEGAKARYOCYTE, noun. A large bone marrow cell; regarded as the source of blood platelets.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats