osteoclast

English

Etymology

osteo- (“bone”) +‎ -clast (“break”)

Noun

osteoclast (plural osteoclasts)

  1. (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, →DOI:
      Inhibition of osteoclast activation and differentiation is an effective strategy for blocking bone resorption.
  2. (surgery) An instrument for performing osteoclasis.

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Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French ostéoclaste.

Noun

osteoclast n (plural osteoclaste)

  1. osteoclast

Declension
Declension of osteoclast
singular plural
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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