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OSTEOCLAST
osteoclast
(noun) cell that functions in the breakdown and resorption of bone tissue
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
osteoclast (plural osteoclasts)
(physiology, cytology) A large multinuclear cell associated with the resorption of bone.
(surgery) An instrument for performing osteoclasis.
Anagrams
• coelostats
Source: Wiktionary
Os"te*o*clast, n. Etym: [Osteo- + Gr.
1. (Physiol.)
Definition: A myeloplax.
Note: The osteoclasts occur usually in pits or cavities which they appear to have excavated, and are supposed to be concerned in the absorption of the bone matrix.
2. An instrument for performing osteoclasis.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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