ˈästēəˌklast noun
( -s )
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary oste- + -clast; originally formed as German osteoklast
1. : one of the large multinucleate cells in developing bone that are considered to function in the dissolution of unwanted bone (as in the formation of canals or the healing of fractures)
2. : an instrument for performing osteoclasis
• os·te·o·clas·tic | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|klastik adjective