Category:Odontoblast

O*don"to*blast, n. Etym: [odonto- + -blast.]

1. (anat.)

Defn: 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.

2. (zoöl.)

Defn: one of the cells which secrete the chitinous teeth of mollusca.