osteodentin

osteodentin

 [os″te-o-den´tin] dentin that resembles bone.

os·te·o·den·tin

(os'tē-ō-den'tin), Rapidly formed tertiary dentin that contains entrapped fibroblasts or odontoblasts and occasionally displays dentinal tubules; it thus superficially resembles bone. [osteo- + L. dens, tooth]

os·te·o·den·tin

(os'tē-ō-den'tin) 1. In humans, the rapidly formed tertiary dentin that contains entrapped odontoblasts and few dentinal tubules, thereby superficially resembling bone. 2. A bonelike dentin found in some marine mammals and fish. [osteo- + L. dens, tooth]