osteoclast

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English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

osteo- (“bone”) +‎ -clast (“break”)

Noun[edit]

osteoclast (plural osteoclasts)

  1. (physiology, cytology) A large multinuclear cell associated with the resorption of bone
  2. An instrument for performing osteoclasis.

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