English dictionary

osteoblast

/'/A/st/i//@/,bl/&/st/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

a cell from which bone develops

noun.body

Synonyms bone-forming cell

Source: WordNet 3.0
One of the protoplasmic cells which occur in the osteogenetic layer of the periosteum, and from or around which the matrix of the bone is developed; an osteoplast.

noun

Source: webster1913