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Definitions for osteocyteˈɒs ti əˌsaɪt

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

os•te•o•cyteˈɒs ti əˌsaɪt(n.)

  1. a branching cell of the bone matrix.

    Category: Cell Biology

Princeton's WordNet

  1. osteocyte(noun)

    mature bone cell

Wiktionary

  1. osteocyte(Noun)

    A mature bone cell involved with the maintenance of bone.

    2. Origin: From osteo- + -cyte

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