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odontoblast
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Odontoblast \O*don"to*blast\, n. [Odonto- + -blast.]
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1. (Anat.) 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.
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2. (Zool.) One of the cells which secrete the chitinous teeth
of Mollusca.
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