Osteoclast — Osteoclast, with bone below it, showing typical distinguishing characteristics: a large cell with multiple nuclei and a foamy cytosol. Latin osteoclastus Code … Wikipedia
osteoclast — os te*o*clast, n. [Osteo + Gr. kla^n to break.] 1. (Physiol.) Same as {myeloplax}, a large multinucleate cell within the bone, which functions in the absroption and removal of bone tissue. [1913 Webster +PJC] Note: The osteoclasts occur usually… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
osteoclast — [äs′tē ō klast΄] n. [< OSTEO + Gr klastos: see CLASTIC] 1. any of the large multinucleate cells in bone which absorb or break down bony tissue 2. an instrument used to perform osteoclasis … English World dictionary
Osteoclast — Osteoklasten (von griech./lat. osteon = Knochen, und κλάστειν (klastein) = zerbrechen), (Singular der Osteoklast) sind mehrkernige Zellen, die durch Fusion von mononukleären Vorläuferzellen aus dem Knochenmark entstehen. Sie gehören zum… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Osteoclast — A cell that nibbles at and breaks down bone and is responsible for bone resorption. Osteoclasts are large multinucleate cells (cells with more than one nucleus) that differentiate from another type of cell called a macrophage. In normal bone,… … Medical dictionary
osteoclast — osteoclastic, adj. /os tee euh klast /, n. 1. Cell Biol. one of the large multinuclear cells in growing bone concerned with the absorption of osseous tissue, as in the formation of canals. 2. Surg. an instrument for effecting osteoclasis. [1870… … Universalium
osteoclast — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary oste + Greek klastos broken more at clast Date: 1872 any of the large multinucleate cells closely associated with areas of bone resorption • osteoclastic adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
osteoclast — a bone cell which is involved in bone resorption, may be mononucleated in fish … Dictionary of ichthyology
osteoclast — Large multinucleate cell formed from differentiated macrophage, responsible for breakdown of bone … Dictionary of molecular biology
osteoclast — noun A large multinuclear cell associated with the resorption of bone … Wiktionary
