Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A branched cell embedded in the matrix of bone tissue.
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- noun cytology A mature bone cell involved with the maintenance of bone.
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- noun mature bone cell
Etymologies
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From osteo- ("bone") + -cyte ("cell")
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Examples
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Projections of the canaliculi wall, attached to the osteocyte at an integrin protein, may also participate in amplifying and transmitting the signal.
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"In the field of bone biology, there was a long-standing debate as to which part of the osteocyte senses mechanical loading.
U.S. News 2010
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