myeloplax

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. One of the huge multinucleated cells found in bone marrow and occasionally in other parts; a giant cell.

Word forms

myeloplax myeloplaxes

Etymology

From New Latin myeloplax, from Ancient Greek μυελός (muelós, “marrow”) + πλάξ (pláx, “plate”).

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