MeSH definition : Mature osteoblasts that have become embedded in the BONE MATRIX. They occupy a small
cavity, called lacuna, in the matrix and are connected to adjacent osteocytes via
protoplasmic projections called canaliculi.;
MeSH synonym : osteocyte;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osteocyte;
Mature osteoblasts that have become embedded in the BONE MATRIX. They occupy a small
cavity, called lacuna, in the matrix and are connected to adjacent osteocytes via
protoplasmic projections called canaliculi.