OSTEOCLAST

osteoclast

(noun) cell that functions in the breakdown and resorption of bone tissue

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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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

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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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