\My*el"o*plax\, n.; pl. E. {Myeloplaxes}, L.
{Myeloplaces}. [NL., fr. Gr. ? 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}.