osteoclast Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun cell that functions in the breakdown and resorption of bone tissue

WordNet

Os"te*o*clast noun
Etymology
Osteo- + Gr. to break.
Definitions
  1. (Physiol.) A myeloplax. ✍ The osteoclasts occur usually in pits or cavities which they appear to have excavated, and are supposed to be concerned in the absorption of the bone matrix.
  2. An instrument for performing osteoclasis.

Webster 1913