Osteoblast Definition

ŏstē-ə-blăst
noun
Any cell which develops into bone or secretes substances producing bony tissue.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
  • bone-forming cell

Other Word Forms of Osteoblast

Noun

Singular:
osteoblast
Plural:
osteoblasts

Origin of Osteoblast

  • osteo- (“bone") +"Ž -blast (“immature cell")

    From Wiktionary

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