Megakaryoblast
[meg-uh-kar-ee-uh-blast] /ˌmɛg əˈkær i əˌblæst/
noun, Cell Biology.
1.
a cell that gives rise to a megakaryocyte.
megakaryoblast meg·a·kar·y·o·blast (měg’ə-kār’ē-ə-blāst’)
n.
The precursor of a megakaryocyte.
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