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Word comparison: osteoblast vs. osteocyte
osteoblast vs. osteocyte
osteoblast
noun
Anatomy.
a bone-forming cell.
osteocyte
noun
Cell Biology.
a cell of osseous tissue within the bone matrix; a bone cell.