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osteoblast

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.67 in modern English

Syllables
os-teoblast
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A mononucleate cell from which bone develops.

Etymology

From osteo- (“bone”) + -blast (“immature cell”).

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

osteoblasts (plural)

Derived Forms

osteoblastic osteoblastogenesis osteoblastogenic osteoblastosis preosteoblast

Frequently Paired Words

osteoblastoma osteoblastocyte osteoblastopenia osteoclast periosteoblast

Synonyms

bone-forming cell

Questions

What does osteoblast mean?
A mononucleate cell from which bone develops.
Where does osteoblast come from?
From osteo- (“bone”) + -blast (“immature cell”).

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