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osteoblast

osteoblast noun: a mononucleate cell from which bone develops.

Noun

osteoblast (plural osteoblasts)

  1. A mononucleate cell from which bone develops.

osteoblast meaning in Tamil

osteoblast in Tamil

அத்திமூலச்செல், எலும்பாக்கி, என்பாக்குகலம்

Forms of osteoblast

pluralosteoblasts

Origin of osteoblast

From osteo- (“bone”) + -blast (“immature cell”).

Words formed from osteoblast

Questions about osteoblast

What does osteoblast mean?
Osteoblast means a mononucleate cell from which bone develops.
What is osteoblast in Tamil?
Osteoblast in Tamil is அத்திமூலச்செல், எலும்பாக்கி, என்பாக்குகலம். See Osteoblast meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is osteoblast?
Osteoblast is a noun.
What is the plural of osteoblast?
The plural of osteoblast is osteoblasts.

Words near osteoblast in the dictionary

  1. osteoarticular
  2. osteobiographic
  3. osteobiographical
  4. osteobiographies
  5. osteobiography
  6. osteoblast
  7. osteoblastic
  8. osteoblastogenesis
  9. osteoblastogenic
  10. osteoblastoma
  11. osteoblastomas

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