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hemocyte

[hee-muh-sahyt, hem-uh-] / ˈhi məˌsaɪt, ˈhɛm ə- /


NOUN
red blood cell
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The researchers said some bone cells, called osteocytes, were exquisitely preserved in the fossil, which was excavated along Panama's Caribbean coast in 2015.

From Reuters • Sep. 28, 2023

Osteoblasts become trapped in these secretions and differentiate into less active osteocytes.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

Osteoblasts deposit bone material into the matrix and, after the matrix surrounds them, they continue to live, but in a reduced metabolic state as osteocytes.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

Figure 6.13 Diagram of Spongy Bone Spongy bone is composed of trabeculae that contain the osteocytes.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

Fibroblasts are the most abundant and secrete many protein fibers, adipocytes specialize in fat storage, hematopoietic cells from the bone marrow give rise to all the blood cells, chondrocytes form cartilage, and osteocytes form bone.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013




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