Definition of "osteocyte" []

• A branched cell embedded in the matrix of bone tissue. (noun)

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• "Projections of the canaliculi wall, attached to the osteocyte at an integrin protein, may also participate in amplifying and transmitting the signal."
• ""In the field of bone biology, there was a long-standing debate as to which part of the osteocyte senses mechanical loading."