osteoblast

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English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

osteo- (bone) +‎ -blast (immature cell)

Noun[edit]

osteoblast (plural osteoblasts)

  1. (biology, cytology) A mononucleate cell from which bone develops.

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Romanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French ostéoblaste. Equivalent to osteo- +‎ -blast.

Noun[edit]

osteoblast n (plural osteoblaste)

  1. osteoblast

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