Found 3 items, similar to osteoclasts.
English → Indonesian (Kamus Landak) Definition: osteoclast osteoklas
English → English (WordNet) Definition: osteoclast osteoclast n : cell that functions in the breakdown and resorption of bone tissue
English → English (gcide) Definition: osteoclast osteoclast \os"te*o*clast\, n. [Osteo- + Gr. kla^n to break.] 1. (Physiol.) Same as myeloplax, a large multinucleate cell within the bone, which functions in the absroption and removal of bone tissue. [1913 Webster +PJC] Note: The osteoclasts occur usually in pits or cavities which they appear to have excavated, and are supposed to be concerned in the absorption of the bone matrix. [1913 Webster] 2. An instrument for performing osteoclasis. [1913 Webster]