Medical Subject Headings

Last uploaded: January 16, 2025
Id http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D010011
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D010011
Preferred Name

Osteocytes

Definitions
Mature osteoblasts that have become embedded in the BONE MATRIX. They occupy a small cavity, called lacuna, in the matrix and are connected to adjacent osteocytes via protoplasmic projections called canaliculi.
Synonyms
Osteocyte
Type http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#Class
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