Tomes granular layer

Tomes gran·u·lar lay·er

(tōmz),

a thin layer of dentin adjacent to the cementum, appearing granular in ground sections; the granules are transverse sections of highly coiled dentinal tubules.

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Tomes,

Sir John, English dentist and anatomist, 1815-1895.

Tomes fibers - the processes of the pulpal cells which are contained within the dentinal tubules. Synonym(s): dentinal fibers

Tomes granular layer - a thin layer of dentin adjacent to the cementum.

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Tomes gran·u·lar lay·er

(tōmz granyū-lăr lāĕr)

Thin layer of dentin adjacent to cementum, appearing granular in ground sections.

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