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periosteoclastic

periosteoclastic adjective: surrounding an osteoclast.

Adjective

periosteoclastic (not comparable)

  1. Surrounding an osteoclast

Origin of periosteoclastic

From peri- + osteoclastic.

Questions about periosteoclastic

What does periosteoclastic mean?
Periosteoclastic means surrounding an osteoclast.
What part of speech is periosteoclastic?
Periosteoclastic is an adjective.

Words near periosteoclastic in the dictionary

  1. periostea
  2. periosteal
  3. periosteally
  4. periostealmost
  5. periosteoblastic
  6. periosteoclastic
  7. periosteocytic
  8. periosteophyte
  9. periosteophytes
  10. periosteous
  11. periosteum

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