Meanings
nounosteoclastogenesis (countable and uncountable, plural osteoclastogeneses)
plural osteoclastogeneses
- countableuncountablebiologyThe development of osteoclasts
Origin
- Englishosteoclast
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵenh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵénh₁tis
- Proto-Hellenic*génetis
- Ancient Greekγένεσῐς (génesĭs)
- Englishosteoclastogenesis
From osteoclast + -o- + -genesis.
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osteoclastogenesis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/osteoclastogenesis
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“osteoclastogenesis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/osteoclastogenesis. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “osteoclastogenesis,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/osteoclastogenesis.
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