osteoclast
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
osteo- (“bone”) + -clast (“break”)
Noun[edit]
osteoclast (plural osteoclasts)
- (physiology, cytology) A large multinuclear cell associated with the resorption of bone.
- (surgery) An instrument for performing osteoclasis.
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Translations[edit]
cell
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instrument
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Romanian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From French ostéoclaste.
Noun[edit]
osteoclast n (plural osteoclaste)
Declension[edit]
Declension of osteoclast
singular | plural | |||
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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 |