hemivacuole

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noun

A space in the apical side of an osteoclast where bone reabsorption takes place

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Meanings

nounhemivacuole (plural hemivacuoles)

plural hemivacuoles

  1. biologyA space in the apical side of an osteoclast where bone reabsorption takes place

Origin

From hemi- + vacuole.

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APA

hemivacuole. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hemivacuole

MLA

“hemivacuole.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hemivacuole. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hemivacuole,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hemivacuole.

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