Assertion: osteoclast | /r/CapableOf | break down bone tissue
Facets:
value: to allow
type: PURPOSE
value: as part of the process
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: An osteoclast (from Ancient Greek ὀστέον (osteon), meaning 'bone', and κλαστός (clastos), meaning 'broken') is a type of bone cell that breaks down bone tissue.
text: The first, osteoclasts, break down bone tissue as part of the process of repairing and maintaining any damage.
text: Osteoclasts are formed through differentiation from macrophages, after which they acquire their new role in the maintenance of bones and joints, breaking down bone tissue to allow osteoblasts to repair and remodel the skeletal system.