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Definition of Osteoclasts
1. osteoclast [n] - See also: osteoclast
Medical Definition of Osteoclasts
1. A large multinuclear cell associated with the absorption and removal of bone. An odontoclast, also called cementoclast, is cytomorphologically the same as an osteoclast and is involved in cementum resorption. (12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Osteoclasts
Literary usage of Osteoclasts
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Manual of pathology by Joseph Coats (1883)
""We have seen that in this latter condition the bone is encroached upon by the
osteoclasts. and the lamella? are thinned. Now, this process may go on to the ..."
2. Developmental Pathology by Eugene S. Talbot (1905)
"In either case the osteoclasts cannot come in contact with the root of the tooth,
wherefore root absorption is impossible. FIG. 4. ..."
3. The Monthly Microscopical Journal: Transactions of the Royal Microscopical (1872)
"Having described the situation where these osteoclasts are found, Kolliker proceeds
to comment on their signification. Hitherto, he says, the normal ..."
4. Autoplastic Bone Surgery by Charles Davison, Franklin D. Smith (1916)
"Fate of the osteoclasts.—Kölliker and others state that after their ...
Jackson thinks that the osteoclasts and bone cells are finally resorbed into a ..."
5. Quain's Elements of Anatomy by Jones Quain, Allen Thomson, George Dancer Thane (1882)
"With respect to the- origin and destiny of the osteoclasts, ... osteoclasts are
found in connection with the root- of the milk teeth where these art ..."
6. Novel Systems for the Study of Human Disease: From Basic Research to by OECD Staff, (Paris) Organisation for Economic Co-ope, SourceOECD (Online service) (1998)
"The cells involved in bone formation are the osteoblasts and chondroblasts, and
the cells involved in the resorption of bone are osteoclasts. ..."
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