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Meaning of osteoclast
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.
See also:
- osteoclast (Thesaurus)