Associations to the word «Osteoclast»

Wiktionary

OSTEOCLAST, noun. (physiology) (cytology) A large multinuclear cell associated with the resorption of bone
OSTEOCLAST, noun. (surgery) An instrument for performing osteoclasis.

Dictionary definition

OSTEOCLAST, noun. Cell that functions in the breakdown and resorption of bone tissue.

Wise words

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Friedrich Nietzsche