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BONE-FORMING CELL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does bone-forming cell mean?
• BONE-FORMING CELL (noun)
The noun BONE-FORMING CELL has 1 sense:
1. a cell from which bone develops
Familiarity information: BONE-FORMING CELL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A cell from which bone develops
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Synonyms:
bone-forming cell; osteoblast
Hypernyms ("bone-forming cell" is a kind of...):
embryonic cell; formative cell (a cell of an embryo)
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