incremental line

incremental line

[ing′krəmen′təl]

1 one of a series of lines showing successive layers deposited in a tissue.

2 a very fine line of cementum that follows the contours of a tooth.

incremental line

Any of the lines seen in a microscopic section of tooth enamel. They mark the sequential layers of added enamel, similar to the growth lines in a tree.

See also: line