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 article	+ definite article		+ indefinite article	+ definite article
nominative/accusative	(un) osteoclast	osteoclastul		(niște) osteoclaste	osteoclastele
genitive/dative	(unui) osteoclast	osteoclastului		(unor) osteoclaste	osteoclastelor
vocative	osteoclastule			osteoclastelor