Look up: Osteocyte


  1. Osteocyte
    An osteocyte, a star-shaped cell, is the most numerous cell found in mature bone, and can live as long as the organism itself. Osteocytes have an average half life of 25 years, they do not divide, and they are derived from osteoprogenitors, some of which differentiate into active osteoblasts. In ma...
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  2. osteocyte
    [n] - mature bone cell
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  3. Osteocyte
    An osteocyte, a star-shaped cell, is the most abundant cell found in bone.
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  4. Osteocyte
    Osteocyte: A bone cell.
    Found op http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.html?articlekey=11796

  5. osteocyte
    Osteoblast that is embedded in bony tissue and which is relatively inactive.
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  6. osteocyte
    <pathology> Osteoblast that is embedded in bony tissue and which is relatively inactive. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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  7. osteocyte
    noun mature bone cell
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  1. osteocyte
    (os´te-o-sīt″) an osteoblast that has become embedded within the bone matrix, occupying a bone lacuna, and sending, through the canaliculi, cytoplasmic processes that connect with other osteocytes in developing bone.
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  2. osteocyte
    a cell that lies within the substance of fully formed bone. It occupies a small chamber called a lacuna, which is contained in the calcified matrix ... [2 related articles]
    Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/o/36

  3. Osteocyte
    The osteocytes are bone cells which have lost their ability to produce bone material. These are the remnants of the osteoblasts which form bone tissue as the bone is developing.
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  4. osteocyte
    Type: Term Pronunciation: os′tē-ō-sīt′ Definitions: 1. A cell of osseous tissue that occupies a lacuna and has cytoplasmic processes that extend into canaliculi and make contact by means of gap junctions with the processes of other osteocytes. Synonyms: bone cell, bone cor...
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  5. OSTEOCYTE
    Cell type in bone that, in response to certain hormones, is responsible for maintaining normal calcium and phosphorus levels in the bloodstream.
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  6. osteocyte
    (os;te-uo-s1t) A mature bone cell.
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  7. osteocyte
    (os;te-uo-s1t) A mature bone cell.
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  8. osteocyte
    1) Bone cell 2) Mature bone cell
    Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/osteocyte/1

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