osteoclast
English
editEtymology
editFrom osteo- (“bone”) + -clast (“break”).
Noun
editosteoclast (plural osteoclasts)
- (physiology, cytology) A large multinuclear cell associated with the resorption of bone.
- 2022, Yajing Yang, Zhipeng Zeng, with Lei Yuan, Hong Cao, Jianmin Guo, and Xuchang Zhou, “Application and Molecular Mechanisms of Extracellular Vesicles Derived from Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Osteoporosis”, in Current issues in molecular biology, volume 44, number 12, :
- Inhibition of osteoclast activation and differentiation is an effective strategy for blocking bone resorption.
- (surgery) An instrument for performing osteoclasis.
Derived terms
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editTranslations
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instrument
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Anagrams
editRomanian
editEtymology
editBorrowed from French ostéoclaste.
Noun
editosteoclast n (plural osteoclaste)
Declension
editDeclension 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 |
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