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Definition of Osteocyte

1. Noun. Mature bone cell.

Definition of Osteocyte

1. Noun. (cytology) A mature bone cell involved with the maintenance of bone. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Osteocyte

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Osteocyte

1. Osteoblast that is embedded in bony tissue and which is relatively inactive. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Osteocyte

Literary usage of Osteocyte

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1919)
"... e osteocyte Fio. 2.-—Diagrammatic representation of the embryologic evolution of the tissue cells ..."

2. Osteoporosis Research, Education and Health Promotion (1993)
"... of reduced turnover; (3) impaired response to fatigue damage because of osteocyte death; and (4) delayed repair because of decreased osteoblast vigor. ..."

3. Mineral Tolerance of Animals by National Research Council (U. S.) (2005)
"In cattle poisoned by industrial fluoride emissions, Krook and Maylin (1979) suggested that the primary target of fluoride was the resorbing osteocyte. ..."

4. Review Of Fluoride: Benefits And Risks. Report Of The Ad Hoc Subcommittee On by DIANE Publishing Company (1992)
"... including fluoride interference with ameloblast activity, osteocyte activity, nucleation, crystalline growth, matrix formation, and calcium homeostasis ..."

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