bone cell

American  

noun

Biology.

1. a cell found in bone in any of its functional states; an osteoblast, osteoclast, or osteocyte.

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Etymology

Origin of bone cell

First recorded in 1830–40

Example Sentences

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