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
• Spanish: osteoclasto m
• Swedish: osteoklast (sv)

instrument

• Italian: osteoclaste m

Anagrams

• coelostats

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Romanian

Etymology

From French ostéoclaste.

Noun

osteoclast n (plural osteoclaste)

1. osteoclast

Declension

Declension of osteoclast

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) osteoclast	osteoclastul	(niște) osteoclaste	osteoclastele
genitive/dative	(unui) osteoclast	osteoclastului	(unor) osteoclaste	osteoclastelor
vocative	osteoclastule		osteoclastelor