osteoclast: Meaning and Definition of

os•te•o•clast

Pronunciation: (os'tē-u-klast"), [key]
— n.
  1. one of the large multinuclear cells in growing bone concerned with the absorption of osseous tissue, as in the formation of canals.
  2. an instrument for effecting osteoclasis.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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