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Definition of Osteocytes
1. osteocyte [n] - See also: osteocyte
Medical Definition of Osteocytes
1. Osteoblasts that have become embedded within the bone matrix, occupying a flat oval cavity and sending, through the canaliculi, slender cytoplasmic processes that make contact with processes of other osteocytes. (12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Osteocytes
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