bone cell

English Thesaurus

1. a cell that is part of a bone (noun.body)

hypernym	:	somatic cell, vegetative cell,
definition	:	any of the cells of a plant or animal except the reproductive cells; a cell that does not participate in the production of gametes (noun.body)

hyponym	:	megakaryocyte,
definition	:	a large bone marrow cell; regarded as the source of blood platelets (noun.body)

hyponym	:	osteoclast,
definition	:	cell that functions in the breakdown and resorption of bone tissue (noun.body)

hyponym	:	osteocyte,
definition	:	mature bone cell (noun.body)

part meronym	:	bone, os,
definition	:	rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates (noun.body)