English Explanatory Dictionary

osteocyte

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A mature bone cell involved with the maintenance of bone.

Word forms

osteocyte osteocytes

Etymology

From osteo- (“bone”) + -cyte (“cell”).

Derived words

osteocytic osteocytogenesis preosteocyte
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