odontoblast /odon·to·blast/ (o-don´to-blast) one of the connective tissue cells that deposit dentin and form the outer surface of the dental pulp.odontoblas´tic
odontoblast
o·don·to·blast ( -d n t -bl st )n. One of the cells forming the outer surface of dental pulp that produces tooth dentin. o·don to·blastic adj. |
odontoblast
[ōdon′təblast′]
Etymology: Gk, odous, tooth, blastos, germ
one of the connective tissue cells in the periphery of the dental pulp that develops into the primary and secondary dentin of a tooth.
odontoblast
one of the connective tissue cells that deposit dentine and form the outer surface of the dental pulp adjacent to the dentine.
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