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Osteoclast(health)
osteoclast(dictionary)
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osteoclast (iou)



osteoclast noun. L19.
[from OSTEO- + Greek klastes breaker.]
Anatomy & Medicine. A large multinucleate bone cell which absorbs bone tissue during growth and healing.
osteo'clastic adjective acting to destroy bone tissue; pertaining to or of the nature of an osteoclast or osteoclasts: M20.
osteocla'stoma noun, pl. -mas, -mata , a rare bone tumour involving proliferation of osteoclasts E20.