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noun
A large multinuclear cell associated with the resorption of bone.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, cytology, medicine, natural-sciences, physiology, sciences
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noun
An instrument for performing osteoclasis.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: medicine, sciences, surgery
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noun
cell that functions in the breakdown and resorption of bone tissue
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: bone cell
History
From osteo- (“bone”) + -clast (“break”).
Across languages
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