Osteocyte Definition

ŏstē-ə-sīt
noun
Any of the branched cells in the tiny cavities of bone, that are involved in the formation of bone.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Osteocyte

Noun

Singular:
osteocyte
Plural:
osteocytes

Origin of Osteocyte

  • From osteo- (“bone") + -cyte (“cell")

    From Wiktionary

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