Ameloblast
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Ameloblast — Ameloblasts are cells that deposit enamel, the hard outer most layer that forms the chewing surface.Ameloblasts are cells which secrete the enamel proteins enamelin and amelogenin which will later mineralize to form enamel on teeth, the strongest … Wikipedia
ameloblast — noun Etymology: obsolete amel enamel (Middle English, ultimately from Old French esmail) + o + blast more at enamel Date: 1882 one of a group of columnar epithelial cells that produce and deposit enamel on the surface of a deve … New Collegiate Dictionary
ameloblast — ameloblastic, adj. /am euh loh blast /, n. Anat. one of a layer of enamel secreting cells covering the dentin of a developing tooth. [1875 80; (EN)AMEL + O + BLAST] * * * … Universalium
ameloblast — noun An epithelial cell that forms the enamel of the developing tooth … Wiktionary
ameloblast — One of the columnar epithelial cells of the inner layer of the enamel organ of a developing tooth, concerned with the formation of enamel matrix. SYN: enamel cell, enameloblast, ganoblast. [Early E. amel, enamel … Medical dictionary
Ameloblast — Ame|lo|blạst, der; en, en [zu ↑Enamelum u. griech. blastós = Spross, Trieb] (Med.): Adamantoblast … Universal-Lexikon
Ameloblast — Ame|lo|blast* der; en, en Kurzw. aus ↑Enamelum u. gr. blastós »Spross, Trieb«> svw. ↑Adamantoblast … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
ameloblast — n. layer of cells which excrete enamel during the formation of a tooth … English contemporary dictionary
ameloblast — am·e·lo·blast … English syllables
ameloblast — n. a cell that forms the enamel of a tooth and disappears before tooth eruption … The new mediacal dictionary