osteoclast

English

Etymology

From 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.

Derived terms

• osteoclastic
• osteoclastogenesis
• osteoclastogenic
• osteoclastoma
• preosteoclast

 

Related terms

• osteoclasia
• osteoclasis

Translations

cell

• Czech: osteoklast m
• Finnish: luunsyöjäsolu
• Hungarian: oszteoklaszt
• Irish: oistéaclast m
• Italian: osteoclasto (it) m
• Spanish: osteoclasto m
• Swedish: osteoklast (sv)

instrument

• Italian: osteoclaste m

Anagrams

• coelostats

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French ostéoclaste.

Noun

osteoclast n (plural osteoclaste)

1. osteoclast

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	osteoclast	osteoclastul		osteoclaste	osteoclastele
genitive-dative	osteoclast	osteoclastului		osteoclaste	osteoclastelor
vocative	osteoclastule			osteoclastelor