megakaryoblast

English

Etymology

mega- +‎ karyo- +‎ -blast

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.

Coordinate terms

• (stages of megakaryocyte development):
  • megakaryoblast
  • promegakaryocyte
  • megakaryocyte
  • thrombocyte

Derived terms

• megakaryoblastic

Translations

precursor cell in hematopoiesis

• Czech: megakaryoblast
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Finnish: megakaryoblasti

See also

• megakaryoblast on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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Czech

Noun

1. megakaryoblast