Examples of osteoblast in a Sentence
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In healthy patients with a bone fracture, after about two weeks, bodies begin to fill in the break with new bone cells—called osteoblasts.
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IEEE Spectrum, 10 Dec. 2023
Bone metabolism is characterized by the reabsorption of bone by osteoclast cells and the laying down of new bone by osteoblast cells.
—Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 30 Aug. 2022
The material then serves as 3D scaffolds for osteoblasts, or bone cells.
—Emily Matchar, Smithsonian, 18 July 2019
The second, osteoblasts, create the matrices that bones form around, Byrne reports.
—Danny Lewis, Smithsonian, 16 Jan. 2017
IEEE Spectrum, 10 Dec. 2023
Bone metabolism is characterized by the reabsorption of bone by osteoclast cells and the laying down of new bone by osteoblast cells.
—Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 30 Aug. 2022
The material then serves as 3D scaffolds for osteoblasts, or bone cells.
—Emily Matchar, Smithsonian, 18 July 2019
The second, osteoblasts, create the matrices that bones form around, Byrne reports.
—Danny Lewis, Smithsonian, 16 Jan. 2017
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“Osteoblast.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/osteoblast. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.
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osteoblast
noun
os·te·o·blast
ˈäs-tē-ə-ˌblast 
: a cell that forms bone
Medical Definition
osteoblast
noun
os·teo·blast
ˈäs-tē-ə-ˌblast
: a bone-forming cell
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