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OSTEOCYTE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does osteocyte mean?
• OSTEOCYTE (noun)
The noun OSTEOCYTE has 1 sense:
1. mature bone cell
Familiarity information: OSTEOCYTE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Mature bone cell
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Hypernyms ("osteocyte" is a kind of...):
bone cell (a cell that is part of a bone)
Context examples
They occupy a small cavity, called lacuna, in the matrix and are connected to adjacent osteocytes via protoplasmic projections called canaliculi.
(Murine Osteocytes, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
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