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Osteoclasts, on the other hand, dissolve and break down (resorb) old or damaged bone cells, making room for osteoblasts to create new tissue in areas that are growing or in need of repair.
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New Atlas, 3 Aug. 2025
Weakened bones: Myeloma stimulates the activity of osteoclasts that interfere with the activity of osteoblasts (bone-producing cells).
—Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 22 July 2025
Nicotine can tank your health in myriad ways, but one of them is preventing osteoblasts, or your bone-building cells, from doing their job.
—Alisa Hrustic, SELF, 24 June 2025
By feeding it urea extracted from human urine, the yeast initiates a biochemical chain reaction that results in the secretion of crystalline hydroxyapatite, just like osteoblasts do.
—Jenny Lehmann, Discover Magazine, 19 June 2025
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New Atlas, 3 Aug. 2025
Weakened bones: Myeloma stimulates the activity of osteoclasts that interfere with the activity of osteoblasts (bone-producing cells).
—Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 22 July 2025
Nicotine can tank your health in myriad ways, but one of them is preventing osteoblasts, or your bone-building cells, from doing their job.
—Alisa Hrustic, SELF, 24 June 2025
By feeding it urea extracted from human urine, the yeast initiates a biochemical chain reaction that results in the secretion of crystalline hydroxyapatite, just like osteoblasts do.
—Jenny Lehmann, Discover Magazine, 19 June 2025
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“Osteoblast.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/osteoblast. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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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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