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Megakaryocyte

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progenitorsnoun	A forefather, any of a person's direct ancestors.
megacaryocytenoun	Alternative form of megakaryocyte. [(anatomy) A large cell, found in bone marrow, responsible for the production of platelets.]
megakaryoblastnoun	(cytology) A precursor cell in hematopoiesis which gives rise to the promegakaryocyte, which in turn gives rise to the megakaryocyte.
megakaryocytopoiesisnoun	(biology) The cellular development process that leads to platelet production.
megakaryothrombopoiesisnoun	The process of megakaryocyte development that leads to platelet production.
megakaryocytopoesisnoun	Misspelling of megakaryocytopoiesis. [(biology) The cellular development process that leads to platelet production.]
megakaryogenesisnoun	The formation and development of megakaryocytes
megalokaryocytenoun	megakaryocyte
erythromegakaryocytenoun	A megakaryocyte related to an erythrocyte
promegakaryocytenoun	(biochemistry) A precursor cell for a megakaryocyte, arising from a megakaryoblast.
proplateletnoun	(hematology) A portion of a megakaryocyte which is broken off to form a platelet.
granulomerenoun	Synonym of chromomere (central part of a blood platelet)
thromboerythrocytenoun	An erythrocyte modified to act like a platelet substitute.
thrombocytopoietinnoun	A hormone that stimulates platelet production by stimulating megakaryocytes.
macrosomenoun	(cytology) Any relatively large organelle in a cell
kerotinocytenoun	Misspelling of keratinocyte. [(biology) A cell in the epidermis that produces keratin; keratinocytes comprise 90% of the epidermis' cells.]
karyolysisnoun	(biology) The dissolution of the nucleus of a cell by the action of deoxyribonuclease
granulophysinnoun	(biochemistry) A membrane protein sometimes present in blood platelets
parakeratinnoun	An abnormal, pyknotic form of keratin
karyopherinnoun	(biology) Any of a group of proteins, classified as importins and exportins, involved in transporting molecules through the pores of the nuclear envelope.