osteoclast: Meaning and Definition of
os•te•o•clast
Pronunciation: (os'tē-u-klast"), [key] — n.
- one of the large multinuclear cells in growing bone concerned with the absorption of osseous tissue, as in the formation of canals.
- an instrument for effecting osteoclasis.
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