- osteoplast
- SYN: osteoblast. [osteo- + G. plastos, formed]
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os·teo·plast (osґte-o-plast) [osteo- + -plast] osteoblast.
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osteoplast
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Osteoplast — Os te*o*plast, n. [Osteo + Gr. pla ssein to form.] (Anat.) An osteoblast. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
osteoplast — OSTEOPLÁST s. n. cavitate a substanţei fundamentale a osului, care închide celula osoasă derivată din osteoblast. (< fr. ostéoplaste) Trimis de raduborza, 15.09.2007. Sursa: MDN … Dicționar Român
osteoplast — os·te·o·plast … English syllables
osteoplast — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌplast noun ( s) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary oste + plast : osteoblast … Useful english dictionary
osteoplastic — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|plastik adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary osteoplasty + ic 1. : of, relating to, or being osteoplasty an osteoplastic operation 2. [International Scientific Vocabulary osteoplast + ic] … Useful english dictionary
Osteoblast — Os te*o*blast, n. [Osteo + blast.] (Anat.) One of the protoplasmic cells which occur in the osteogenetic layer of the periosteum, and from or around which the matrix of the bone is developed; an osteoplast. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
osteoblast — A bone forming cell that is derived from mesenchymal osteoprognitor cells and forms an osseous matrix in which it becomes enclosed as an osteocyte. SYN: osteoplast. [osteo + G. blastos, germ] * * * os·teo·blast äs tē ə .blast n a bone forming… … Medical dictionary
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