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osteoclast definition

osteo·clast (äs′tē ō klast′)

noun

  1. any of the large multinucleate cells in bone which absorb or break down bony tissue
  2. an instrument used to perform osteoclasis

Etymology: < osteo- + Gr klastos: see clastic

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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