Osteoclast Definition
ŏstē-ə-klăst
noun
Any of the large multinucleate cells in bone which absorb or break down bony tissue.
Webster's New World
An instrument used to perform osteoclasis.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Osteoclast
Noun
Singular:
osteoclast
Plural:
osteoclastsOrigin of Osteoclast
osteo– Medieval Latin -clastēs breaker (from Late Greek -klastēs) (from Greek klastos broken) (from klān to break)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
osteo- (“bone") +"Ž -clast (“break")
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