"osteoclast" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: osteoclasts [plural]
Etymology: From osteo- (“bone”) + -clast (“break”). Etymology templates: {{confix|en|osteo|clast|gloss1=bone|gloss2=break}} osteo- (“bone”) + -clast (“break”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} osteoclast (plural osteoclasts)
  1. (physiology, cytology) A large multinuclear cell associated with the resorption of bone. Categories (topical): Cytology, Physiology Translations (cell): osteoklast [masculine] (Czech), luunsyöjäsolu (Finnish), oszteoklaszt (Hungarian), oistéaclast [masculine] (Irish), osteoclasto [masculine] (Italian), osteoclasto [masculine] (Spanish), osteoklast (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-osteoclast-en-noun-Hcb59aG- Topics: biology, cytology, medicine, natural-sciences, physiology, sciences Disambiguation of 'cell': 100 0
  2. (surgery) An instrument for performing osteoclasis. Categories (topical): Surgery Translations (instrument): osteoclaste [masculine] (Italian)
    Sense id: en-osteoclast-en-noun-cmrK9GNm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with osteo-, English terms suffixed with -clast, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 59 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with osteo-: 39 61 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -clast: 40 60 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 36 64 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 36 64 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 37 63 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 37 63 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 33 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 35 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 33 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 31 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 31 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 33 67 Topics: medicine, sciences, surgery Disambiguation of 'instrument': 6 94
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: osteoclastic, osteoclastogenesis, osteoclastogenic, osteoclastoma, preosteoclast Related terms: osteoclasia, osteoclasis

Noun [Romanian]

Etymology: Borrowed from French ostéoclaste. Etymology templates: {{bor+|ro|fr|ostéoclaste}} Borrowed from French ostéoclaste Head templates: {{ro-noun|n|osteoclaste}} osteoclast n (plural osteoclaste) Inflection templates: {{ro-decl-noun|g=n|gpd=osteoclastelor|gpi=osteoclaste|gsd=osteoclastului|gsi=osteoclast|n=|npd=osteoclastele|npi=osteoclaste|nsd=osteoclastul|nsi=osteoclast|vp=osteoclastelor|vs=osteoclastule}} Forms: osteoclaste [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], osteoclast [accusative, indefinite, nominative, singular], osteoclastul [accusative, definite, nominative, singular], osteoclaste [accusative, indefinite, nominative, plural], osteoclastele [accusative, definite, nominative, plural], osteoclast [error-unrecognized-form, indefinite, singular], osteoclastului [definite, error-unrecognized-form, singular], osteoclaste [error-unrecognized-form, indefinite, plural], osteoclastelor [definite, error-unrecognized-form, plural], osteoclastule [singular, vocative], osteoclastelor [plural, vocative]
  1. osteoclast Tags: neuter
    Sense id: en-osteoclast-ro-noun-U5-RD6jS Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Romanian entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "args": {
        "g": "n",
        "gpd": "osteoclastelor",
        "gpi": "osteoclaste",
        "gsd": "osteoclastului",
        "gsi": "osteoclast",
        "n": "",
        "npd": "osteoclastele",
        "npi": "osteoclaste",
        "nsd": "osteoclastul",
        "nsi": "osteoclast",
        "vp": "osteoclastelor",
        "vs": "osteoclastule"
      },
      "name": "ro-decl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Romanian",
  "lang_code": "ro",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
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        "Pages with entries",
        "Romanian countable nouns",
        "Romanian entries with incorrect language header",
        "Romanian lemmas",
        "Romanian neuter nouns",
        "Romanian nouns",
        "Romanian terms borrowed from French",
        "Romanian terms derived from French"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "osteoclast"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "osteoclast",
          "osteoclast#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "osteoclast"
}

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{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'genitive-dative'",
  "path": [
    "osteoclast"
  ],
  "section": "Romanian",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "osteoclast",
  "trace": ""
}

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