Other types of raised skin bumps can be caused by skin cancer. There are several types of skin cancer, all requiring medical management and treatment: Actinic keratosis is a precancerous skin condition characterized by scaly, crusty spots on areas of sun-exposed skin, such as hands, arms, or face.
osteocyte[osâ²tÄ-Å-sÄ«tâ²] Type:Term. Definitions. 1. A cell of osseous tissue that occupies a lacuna and has cytoplasmic processes that extend into canaliculi and make contact by means of gap junctions with the processes of other osteocytes.
A stellate, non-dividing osteoblast embedded in mature bony tissue. Supplement. Bone cells are found within the bone tissues, and they are responsible for the make-up of the skeleton of vertebrates. The four main types of bone cells are the (1) osteoclasts, (2) osteoblasts, (3) osteocytes, and (4) lining cells. The osteocyte is a non-dividing, stellate bone cell.