- Odontoplast
- Odontoplast O*don"to*plast, n. [Odonto- + Gr. pla`ssein to form, mold.] (Anat.) An odontoblast. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Odontoblast — O*don to*blast, n. [Odonto + blast.] [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] 2.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
-plast — ˌplast, aa(ə)st, aist noun combining form ( s) Etymology: Middle French plaste, from Late Latin plastus, from Greek plastos, from plastos formed, molded 1. a. : thing made gypsoplast … Useful english dictionary