cementoblastoma

cementoblastoma /ce·men·to·blas·to·ma/ (se-men?to-blas-to´mah) a rare, benign odontogenic fibroma arising from the cementum and presenting as a proliferating mass contiguous with a tooth root.

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ce·men·to·blas·to·ma (s-mnt-bl-stm)

n.

A benign tumor in which cells are developing into cementoblasts and there is a small amount of cementum or cementumlike material at the tooth root.

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cementoblastoma

an odontogenic fibroma whose cells are developing into cementoblasts and in which there is only a small proportion of calcified tissue.