Definition of odontoblast in English:
odontoblast
noun ɒˈdɒntə(ʊ)blastoʊˈdɑn(t)əˌblæst
Anatomy A cell in the pulp of a tooth that produces dentine.
Example sentencesExamples
- These cells include the dentine-producing odontoblasts of the cone.
- In the mesodentine of Paralogania the odontoblasts are often trapped in spaces within the bone, the canals are wider, and they are not nearly so orderly.
- Thus, it seems unlikely that collagen was produced from pulp odontoblasts as in teeth.
- At the pulp end of dentinal tubules is a layer of cells called odontoblasts.
- Yoshida and Ohshima detail the development of the peripheral capillaries and their relationship to odontoblasts.
Definition of odontoblast in US English:
odontoblast
nounōˈdän(t)əˌblastoʊˈdɑn(t)əˌblæst
Anatomy A cell in the pulp of a tooth that produces dentin.
Example sentencesExamples
- Thus, it seems unlikely that collagen was produced from pulp odontoblasts as in teeth.
- These cells include the dentine-producing odontoblasts of the cone.
- In the mesodentine of Paralogania the odontoblasts are often trapped in spaces within the bone, the canals are wider, and they are not nearly so orderly.
- Yoshida and Ohshima detail the development of the peripheral capillaries and their relationship to odontoblasts.
- At the pulp end of dentinal tubules is a layer of cells called odontoblasts.