Definition of Odontoblast

1. n. 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.

Definition of Odontoblast

1. Noun. A cell on the outer surface of dental pulp that produces tooth dentin ¹

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Definition of Odontoblast

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Medical Definition of Odontoblast

1. Columnar cells derived from the dental papilla after ameloblasts have differentiated and that give rise to the dentine matrix that underlies the enamel of a tooth. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Odontoblast

odontalgia dentalis
odontalgias
odontalgic
odontalgiæ
odontalgy
odontectomy
odonterism
odontiasis
odontic
odontinoid
odontist
odontists
odontitis
odonto-
odontoameloblastoma
odontoblast (current term)
odontoblastic
odontoblastic layer
odontoblastic process
odontoblastoma
odontoblasts
odontocetes
odontoclast
odontodynia
odontodysplasia
odontogenesis
odontogenesis imperfecta
odontogenic
odontogenic cyst

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