ameloblast
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ameloblast
[ah-mel´o-blast]a cell that takes part in forming dental enamel.
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am·e·lo·blast
(am'ĕ-lō-blast),One of the columnar epithelial cells of the inner layer of the enamel organ of a developing tooth, involved with the formation of enamel matrix.
[Early E. amel, enamel, + G. blastos, germ]
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ameloblast
A columnar epithelial cell that secretes tooth enamel, which has tapering apical surfaces and Tomes processes and which is embedded in the enamel matrix of the tooth.Segen's Medical Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.
am·e·lo·blast
(am'ěl'ō-blast)One of the columnar epithelial cells of the inner layer of the enamel organ of a developing tooth, concerned with the formation of enamel.
[Early E. amel, enamel, + G. blastos, germ]
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am·e·lo·blast
(am'ěl'ō-blast)One of the columnar epithelial cells of the inner layer of the enamel organ of a developing tooth, involved with the formation of enamel matrix.
Synonym(s): enamel cell, enameloblast.
Synonym(s): enamel cell, enameloblast.
[Early E. amel, enamel, + G. blastos, germ]
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