Letter K

Karyocyte

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Any cell that possesses a nucleus.

A neuron (nerve cell) is a karyocyte; it has a nucleus.

A mature erythrocyte (red blood cell) is not a karyocyte; it lacks a nucleus.

The term 'karyocyte' is made up of 'kary-' from the Greek 'karyon' meaning 'nut or kernel' + '-cyte' from the Greek 'kytos' meaning a 'hollow vessel' = a hollow vessel (a cell) containing a nut or kernel (a nucleus).

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