odontoclast

odontoclast
One of the cells believed to produce resorption of the roots of the deciduous teeth. [odonto- + G. klastos, broken]

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odon·to·clast -.klast n one of the large multinucleate cells that are active during the absorption of the roots of the milk teeth

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odon·to·clast (o-donґto-klast) [odonto- + -clast] cementoclast.

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  • odontoclast — odon·to·clast …   English syllables

  • odontoclast —  ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌklast noun ( s) Etymology: odont + clast : one of the large multinucleate cells that are active during the absorption of the roots of the milk teeth …   Useful english dictionary

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  • cementoclast — One of the multinucleated giant cells, identical with osteoclasts, that are associated with the resorption of cementum. [L. cementum, cement, + G. klastos, broken] * * * ce·men·to·clast (sə menґto klast″) [cemento + clast] a cell,… …   Medical dictionary

  • οδοντοκλάστης — ο ιατρ. μεγάλο πολυπύρηνο κύτταρο το οποίο ανήκει στην κατηγορία τών κυττάρων που συντελούν στην απορρόφηση τών ριζών τών νεογιλών δοντιών. [ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. Αντιδάνεια λ., πρβλ. αγγλ. odontoclast < ὀδούς, ὀδόντος + κλάστης (< κλῶ «σπάζω»)] …   Dictionary of Greek

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