osteoclast

== English == === Etymology === From osteo- (“bone”) +‎ -clast (“break”). === Noun === osteoclast (plural osteoclasts) (physiology, cytology) A large multinuclear cell associated with the resorption of bone. (surgery) An instrument for performing osteoclasis. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== osteoclasia osteoclasis ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === coelostats == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French ostéoclaste. === Noun === osteoclast n (plural osteoclaste) osteoclast ==== Declension ====