Odontoblast

[ɔ'dɔntәblɑ:st]

Definition

(n.) One of the more or less columnar cells on the outer surface of the pulp of a tooth; an odontoplast. They are supposed to be connected with the formation of dentine.

(n.) One of the cells which secrete the chitinous teeth of Mollusca.

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