megalocyte
/ˈmɛɡələ(ʊ)sʌɪt/ /ˈmɛɡ(ə)lə(ʊ)sʌɪt/Pathology
noun
1An abnormally large erythrocyte; = macrocyte. Now rare.
2Any of various other types of enlarged cell; especially an enlarged hepatocyte, typical of pyrrolizidine alkaloid poisoning of livestock.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in Science. From megalo- + -cyte.
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