Osteoclast

Synonyms for "osteoclast" (7 found)

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Closest matches (2)

Noun(2 words)
bone resorption targetbone-resorbing cell

Strong matches (2)

Noun(2 words)
monocyte-derived osteoclast cellsosteoclast cell

Related words (3)

Noun(3 words)
osteoclast precursorsresorption cellresorptive cell target

Related word relations

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5 relation types

More general

3 entries
bone cellcellcell type

More specific

5 entries
activated osteoclastbisphosphonate treated osteoclastmature osteoclastmultinucleated osteoclastruffled-border osteoclast

Collocations

6 entries
RANKL signalingbone remodelingbone resorptionmultinucleated osteoclastosteoclastogenesisruffled border

Inflections

1 entries

Derivations

3 entries

Sample sentences

1 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Inhibition of osteoclast activation and differentiation is an effective strategy for blocking bone resorption.

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