osteoclast

osteoclast

English

Etymology

osteo- (“bone”) +‎ -clast (“break”)

Noun

osteoclast (plural osteoclasts)

1. (physiology, cytology) A large multinuclear cell associated with the resorption of bone.
2. (surgery) An instrument for performing osteoclasis.

Derived terms

• osteoclastic
• osteoclastogenesis
• osteoclastogenic
• osteoclastoma
• preosteoclast

 

Related terms

• osteoclasia
• osteoclasis

Translations

cell

Czech: osteoklast m Finnish: luunsyöjäsolu Hungarian: oszteoklaszt

Irish: oistéaclast m Italian: osteoclasto (it) m Swedish: osteoklast (sv)

instrument

Italian: osteoclaste m

Anagrams

• coelostats