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Osteoblast

🔄 Synonyms of "Osteoblast"

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Word	Definition
bone-forming cellnoun	a cell from which bone develops

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Osteoblast"

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Word	Definition
bone-forming cellnoun	a cell from which bone develops
osteocytenoun	(cytology) A mature bone cell involved with the maintenance of bone.
osteoclastnoun	(physiology, cytology) A large multinuclear cell associated with the resorption of bone.
blast cellnoun	An undifferentiated or immature cell.
preosteocytenoun	(cytology) A cell, derived from an osteoblast, that develops into an osteocyte
dendrocytenoun	(cytology) A dendritic cell that originates in bone marrow.
osteochondroprogenitornoun	A progenitor cell that arises from mesenchymal stem cells in the bone marrow and has the ability to differentiate into an osteoblast or a chondrocyte.
osteoplastnoun	(archaic) An osteoblast.
preosteoclastnoun	A type of cell that develops into an osteoclast
osteochondrophytenoun	(biology) a tumor composed of bone and cartilage
prechondroblastnoun	(cytology) A cell that develops into a chondroblast
cementoblastnoun	A cell that forms from the follicular cells around the root of a tooth, and whose biological function is cementogenesis.
tenoblastnoun	An immature tendon cell.
dentinoblastnoun	A mesenchymal cell in which dentin is formed
chondroblastnoun	A cell which originates from a mesenchymal stem cell and forms chondrocytes.
myelocytenoun	A large cell, found in bone marrow, that becomes a granulocyte when mature.
prechondrocytenoun	A partially differentiated animal cell that will become a chondrocyte, part of cartilage.
teloblastnoun	(biology) In annelids etc., a large cell at the growing end of many embryos that produces many smaller cells.
bandletnoun	A column of stem cells that develop from a single teloblast.
apocytenoun	(cytology) A multinucleate cell