Look up: osteocyte

1. osteocyte
   [n] - mature bone cell
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2. Osteocyte
   An osteocyte, a star-shaped cell, is the most abundant cell found in bone.
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3. Osteocyte
   Osteocyte: A bone cell.
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4. osteocyte
   Osteoblast that is embedded in bony tissue and which is relatively inactive.
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5. osteocyte
   <pathology> Osteoblast that is embedded in bony tissue and which is relatively inactive. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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6. osteocyte
   noun mature bone cell
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7. 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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8. 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]
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9. 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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10. 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 corpuscle, osseous cell
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11. 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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12. osteocyte
    (os;te-uo-s1t) A mature bone cell.
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13. osteocyte
    (os;te-uo-s1t) A mature bone cell.
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14. Osteocyte
    | --> An `osteocyte`, a star-shaped date=January 2009--> cell found in compact bone. Cells contain a nucleus and a thin ring of cytoplasm. When osteoblasts become trapped in the matrix they secrete, they become osteocytes. Osteocytes are networked to each other via long cytoplasmic extensions that o...
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