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# How to pronounce "osteocytes" in English

## Pronunciation & Phonetics

- **IPA**: `/ɒstɛɒsɪtɛs/`
- **Syllable Breakdown**: **o·ste·o·cy·tes**

## Real-Life Native Speaker Examples (15 Video Clips)

Listen to native speakers pronounce "osteocytes" in real conversation:

### Example 1
*Accent: AUS*
> "bone cells that we discussed and they were they'll begin with osteo osteocytes osteoblasts and osteoclasts osteocytes look like diamond ore cells and they are connected with each other and they are a complex channel they have complex connection channels and these connection channels are known as canaliculi"
- **Watch at 6:00**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZqMbLjdJdc&t=360s)

### Example 2
*Accent: AUS*
> "they can become osteocytes the last cell we are going to discuss are the osteoclasts which are giant multinucleated around average 6 nucleus"
- **Watch at 6:32**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZqMbLjdJdc&t=392s)

### Example 3
*Accent: AUS*
> "compact bone where the osteocytes are reciting now also on the outer part of the compact bone we can find osteoblasts and if you remember osteoblasts if"
- **Watch at 7:11**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZqMbLjdJdc&t=431s)

### Example 4
*Accent: AUS*
> "activity and become osteocytes or three become relatively inactive and form bone"
- **Watch at 5:35**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cz2rkBy2rg&t=335s)

### Example 5
> "These cells work in a kinda similar way, in a process that I’d argue is less stressful than home improvement -- it’s called bone remodeling. The supervisors of this process are those osteocytes, which kick things off when they sense stress and strain, or respond to mechanical stimuli, like the weightlessness of space, or the impact of running on pavement."
- **Watch at 7:28**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDGqkMHPDqE&t=448s)

### Example 6
*Accent: AUS*
> "osteoblasts osteoclasts and lining cells osteocytes make up 90% of the bone cells and rest inactive in the bone matrix osteoblasts are bone forming cells they"
- **Watch at 5:08**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cz2rkBy2rg&t=308s)

### Example 7
*Accent: US*
> "can measure the cell volumes in the osteocytes of these extinct animals we might be able to estimate uh genome size through time uh in the lineage leading"
- **Watch at 25:06**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IfI_6LI6aUE&t=1506s)

### Example 8
*Accent: US*
> "you might imagine we might catch some osteocytes right at the top and so they"
- **Watch at 64:35**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IfI_6LI6aUE&t=3875s)

### Example 9
*Accent: US*
> "It's just calcified minerals with some osteocytes trapped in there."
- **Watch at 24:29**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hz7ouec7dKo&t=1469s)

### Example 10
> "the remodeling process to fix it up. First, the osteocytes release chemical signals that direct osteoclasts to the site of the damage. When they get there, they secrete both a collagen-digesting enzyme, and an acidic hydrogen-ion mixture that dissolves the calcium phosphate, releasing its components back into the blood. This tear-down process is called resorption."
- **Watch at 7:47**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDGqkMHPDqE&t=467s)


## How to Pronounce "osteocytes"

- **Syllables**: o · ste · o · cy · tes
- **IPA**: `/ɒstɛɒsɪtɛs/`
- **Listen for**: the stressed syllable in the clips above — notice how surrounding sounds blend in natural speech.

## Related Pronunciations

[ost](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/ost), [ostalgia](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/ostalgia), [ostarioclupeomorph](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/ostarioclupeomorph), [ostariophysian](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/ostariophysian), [osteal](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/osteal), [ostealgia](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/ostealgia), [ostectomy](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/ostectomy), [osteectomy](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/osteectomy)

## Frequently Asked Questions

### How do you pronounce “osteocytes”?
“osteocytes” is pronounced /ɒstɛɒsɪtɛs/ (o · ste · o · cy · tes). Listen to the native-speaker clips above to hear it in real conversation.

### How many syllables are in “osteocytes”?
“osteocytes” has 5 syllables: o · ste · o · cy · tes.

### How can I hear “osteocytes” used in real sentences?
This page has 15 real-world video examples of “osteocytes” with synchronized subtitles. Use Previous / Next (or ← / → keys) to hear each one at the exact moment it is spoken.


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