Definitions for osteoclastˈɒs ti əˌklæst
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
os•te•o•clastˈɒs ti əˌklæst(n.)
a skeletal cell that functions in bone formation.
Category: Cell Biology
a surgical instrument for effecting osteoclasis.
Category: Surgery
Origin of osteoclast:
1870–75; osteo - +-clast < Gk klastós broken
os`te•o•clas′tic(adj.)
Princeton's WordNet
osteoclast(noun)
cell that functions in the breakdown and resorption of bone tissue
Wiktionary
osteoclast(Noun)
A large multinuclear cell associated with the resorption of bone
osteoclast(Noun)
An instrument for performing osteoclasis.
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