noun
- a cell that forms bone tissue by secreting the organic matrix and minerals that make up bone
Usage: medical; biology
Examples
- Osteoblasts are responsible for building new bone during growth and healing.
- The doctor explained that osteoblasts work to repair the fracture.
- Calcium and vitamin D help support osteoblast function.
- Scientists studied how osteoblasts respond to mechanical stress.
- The bone formation process begins when osteoblasts deposit collagen.
- Osteoblasts eventually become trapped in the bone matrix they create.