osteoclast meaning
ENWOsteoclast
- An osteoclast (from the Greek words for "bone" (ὀστέον), and "broken" (κλαστός)) is a type of bone cell that resorbs bone tissue. This function is critical in the maintenance and repair, and remodelling of bones of the vertebral skeleton.
- NounPLosteoclastsPREosteo-SUF-clast
- (physiology, cytology) A large multinuclear cell associated with the resorption of bone.
- (surgery) An instrument for performing osteoclasis.
- (physiology, cytology) A large multinuclear cell associated with the resorption of bone.
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- Therefore, we selected, among a series of synthetized isothiosemicarbazides, two molecules which are highly selective CatK inhibitors (CKIs) to test their effects on osteoblasts and osteoclasts.
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Definition of osteoclast in English Dictionary
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Source: Wiktionary
Grammatically, this word "osteoclast" is a morpheme, more specifically, a prefixe and a suffixe. It's also a noun, more specifically, a countable noun.