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cementoblast

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Skeletogenic cell that produces cementum (a bony substance that covers the root of a tooth), is part of the odontogenic papilla, and develops from a precementoblast cell. [ http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/go/references/0000034 http://openisbn.com/search.php?q=0781733901&isbn=1/ ]

Synonyms: cementum secreting cell

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database cross reference
  • FMA:63002
  • CALOHA:TS-1164
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Legacy def: A cell of ectomesenchymal origin that aids in the formation the cementum layer on the roots of teeth.