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Osteocyte
[Gr. osteon - bone; Gr. kytos - a hollow vessel, modern usage: cyt- denotes a cell] A mature bone cell derived from an osteoblast and located within a lacuna.
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Osteocytes originate from osteoblasts which have migrated into and become trapped and surrounded by bone matrix which they themselves produce. The space which they occupy is known as a lacuna.
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osteocytes Bone cells that lay down new bone; found in the concentric layers of compact bone. Bone cell, a type of connective tissue. PICTURE ...
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osteocyte A bone cell that is characteristic of adult bone, has developed from an osteoblast, and is isolated in a lacuna of the bone substance.
osteon Unit of bone structure; Haversian system.
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osteocyte
A cell located in lacunae of vertebrate bone, that deposits a matrix of collagen and calcium phosphate that forms a mineralized connective tissue.
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Osteocyte a bone cell
(osteo = bone; cyto = cell)
Ovary "female" plant structure in which female gametophytes are produced and seeds develop or female animal structure in which eggs form
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A connective tissue consisting of bone-building osteoblasts, stationary osteocytes, and bone-destroying osteoclasts, embedded in a mineralized matrix infused with spaces and canals.
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One of many structural units of vertebrate bone, consisting of concentric layers of mineralized bone matrix surrounding lacunae, which contain osteocytes, and a central canal, which contains blood vessels and nerves.
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