English Explanatory Dictionary

osteoblast

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A mononucleate cell from which bone develops.

Word forms

osteoblast osteoblasts

Etymology

From osteo- (“bone”) + -blast (“immature cell”).

Related words

osteoblastoma osteoblastocyte osteoblastopenia osteoclast periosteoblast

Derived words

osteoblastic osteoblastogenesis osteoblastogenic osteoblastosis preosteoblast
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