| Pronunciation: | | 'âsteeu`blast
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 WordNet Dictionary |
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[n] a cell from which bone develops |
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OSTEOBLAST is a 10 letter word that starts with O. |
| | Synonyms: | | bone-forming cell |
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| | See Also: | | embryonic cell, formative cell |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Os"te*o*blast\, n. [Osteo- + -blast.] (Anat.)
One of the protoplasmic cells which occur in the osteogenetic
layer of the periosteum, and from or around which the matrix
of the bone is developed; an osteoplast.
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| Medical Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | cell found in bone; its function is to form the tissue and minerals that give bone its strength. |
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