- thromboblast
- SYN: megakaryocyte. [thrombo- + G. blastos, germ]
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throm·bo·blast 'thräm-bə-.blast n an immature blood platelet
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thromboblast — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
thromboblast — throm·bo·blast … English syllables
thromboblast — ˈthrämbəˌblast noun Etymology: thromb + blast : an immature thrombocyte … Useful english dictionary
megacaryocyte — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
megalokaryocyte — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Megakaryocyte — A giant cell in the bone marrow that is the ancestor of blood platelets. * * * A large cell (as much as 100 μm in diameter) with a polyploid nucleus that is usually multilobed; m. s are normally present in bone marrow, not in the circulating… … Medical dictionary
tromboblast — TROMBOBLÁST s. n. celulă tânără care dă naştere trombocitelor. (< engl. thromboblast) Trimis de raduborza, 15.09.2007. Sursa: MDN … Dicționar Român
