[os.te.o.clast] n [ISV oste- + Gk klastos broken--more at clast] (1872): any of the large multinucleate cells closely associated with areas of bone resorption -- os.te.o.clas.tic adj
OSTEOCLAST
Meaning of OSTEOCLAST in English
Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012