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Osteoclast

Osteoclast Meaning & Definition
Osteoclast Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Osteoclast?

[n] cell that functions in the breakdown and resorption of bone tissue

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See Also | bone cell

Osteoclast In Webster's Dictionary

\Os"te*o*clast\, n. [Osteo- + Gr. ? to break.] 1. (Physiol.) 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.

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