bone cell
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of bone cell
First recorded in 1830–40
Example Sentences
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She also was a co-investigator on two bone cell experiments.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 21, 2021
Osteocyctes, a type of bone cell, are thought to be the cells that recognize when outside forces are affecting the bone and send out biochemical signals prompting the creation of new bone.
From New York Times ● Jan. 17, 2018
The osteoblast is the bone cell responsible for forming new bone and is found in the growing portions of bone, including the periosteum and endosteum.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
On the other hand, a bone cell, which is not nearly as metabolically-active, might only have a couple hundred mitochondria.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
A liver cell has the instructions necessary to grow hair, for example, and a bone cell to transmit information as a nerve does.
From Time Magazine Archive
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