Examples of osteoblast in a Sentence
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Cells called osteoblasts form new bone tissue, while other cells called osteoclasts break down old bone tissue.
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Literary Hub,
20 Feb. 2026
Zinc stimulates osteoblasts, or the cells responsible for building new bones.
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Lauren Manaker,
SELF,
6 Feb. 2026
But when the gene was activated, the cells produced more differentiation markers, proteins that tell us the cell is maturing into a fully functioning osteoblast.
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New Atlas,
3 Aug. 2025
However, producing it the natural way, through cultivating osteoblasts, isn’t scalable for larger industrial production.
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Jenny Lehmann,
Discover Magazine,
19 June 2025
The material is also made up of thin layers of other materials that encourage the mesenchymal stem cells to become bone producing cells known as osteoblasts.
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IEEE Spectrum,
19 Apr. 2012
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Literary Hub,
20 Feb. 2026
Zinc stimulates osteoblasts, or the cells responsible for building new bones.
—
Lauren Manaker,
SELF,
6 Feb. 2026
But when the gene was activated, the cells produced more differentiation markers, proteins that tell us the cell is maturing into a fully functioning osteoblast.
—
New Atlas,
3 Aug. 2025
However, producing it the natural way, through cultivating osteoblasts, isn’t scalable for larger industrial production.
—
Jenny Lehmann,
Discover Magazine,
19 June 2025
The material is also made up of thin layers of other materials that encourage the mesenchymal stem cells to become bone producing cells known as osteoblasts.
—
IEEE Spectrum,
19 Apr. 2012
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“Osteoblast.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/osteoblast. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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osteoblast
noun
os·te·o·blast
ˈäs-tē-ə-ˌblast 
: a cell that forms bone
Medical Definition
osteoblast
noun
os·teo·blast
ˈäs-tē-ə-ˌblast
: a bone-forming cell
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