ODONTOBLAST
Etymology
Noun
odontoblast (plural odontoblasts)
A cell on the outer surface of dental pulp that produces tooth dentin.
Synonym: dentinoblast
Source: Wiktionary
O*don"to*blast, n. Etym: [Odonto- + -blast.]
1. (Anat.)
Definition: One of the more or less columnar cells on the outer surface of the pulp of a tooth; an odontoplast. They are supposed to be connected with the formation of dentine.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: One of the cells which secrete the chitinous teeth of Mollusca.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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