Meanings
nounosteoblast (plural osteoblasts)
plural osteoblasts
- biologyA mononucleate cell from which bone develops.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna cell from which bone develops
Similar
bone-forming cell
Broader
embryonic cellformative cell
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
From osteo- (“bone”) + -blast (“immature cell”).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 成骨細胞 /成骨细胞
- 成骨細胞 /成骨细胞 (chénggǔxìbāo)cell
Dutch osteoblast
- osteoblastcell
Finnish luunemosolu
- luunemosolucell
Greek οστεοβλάστη
- οστεοβλάστη (osteovlásti)cell
Hungarian oszteoblaszt
- oszteoblasztcell
Irish oistéablast
- oistéablastcell
Spanish osteoblasto
- osteoblastocell
Swedish osteoblast
- osteoblastcell
Cite this entry
APA
osteoblast. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/osteoblast
MLA
“osteoblast.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/osteoblast. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “osteoblast,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/osteoblast.
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