osteocyte

English

Etymology

osteo- (“bone”) +‎ -cyte (“cell”)

Noun

osteocyte (plural osteocytes)

(cytology) A mature bone cell involved with the maintenance of bone.

Translations

mature bone cell

Catalan: osteòcit m
Czech: osteocyt m
Dutch: osteocyt (nl) f, m
Finnish: luusolu

Hungarian: oszteocita
Malay: osteosit
Russian: остеоци́т (ru) m (osteocít)
Telugu: అస్థికణం (asthikaṇaṃ)

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