bone cell

/boʊn sɛl/
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Other forms: bone cells

Definitions of bone cell
  1. noun
    a cell that is part of a bone
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    types:
    megakaryocyte
    a large bone marrow cell; regarded as the source of blood platelets
    osteoclast
    cell that functions in the breakdown and resorption of bone tissue
    osteocyte
    mature bone cell
    type of:
    somatic cell, vegetative cell
    any of the cells of a plant or animal except the reproductive cells; a cell that does not participate in the production of gametes
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