myeloplax

1 definition found

myeloplax - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Myeloplax \My*el"o*plax\, n.; pl. E. Myeloplaxes, L.
     Myeloplaces. [NL., fr. Gr. myelo`s marrow + ? anything flat
     and broad.] (Anat.)
     One of the huge multinucleated cells found in the marrow of
     bone and occasionally in other parts; a giant cell. See
     Osteoclast.
     [1913 Webster]