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osteocyte

Syllabification: (os·te·o·cyte)
Pronunciation: /ˈästēəˌsīt/

Definition of osteocyte

noun

Physiology
  • a bone cell, formed when an osteoblast becomes embedded in the matrix it has secreted.

Derivatives

osteocytic

Pronunciation: /ˌästēəˈsitik/

adjective

osteocyte in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of osteocyte in the British & World English dictionary