AMELOBLAST

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does ameloblast mean? 

• AMELOBLAST (noun)
  The noun AMELOBLAST has 1 sense:

1. a cell from which tooth enamel develops

  Familiarity information: AMELOBLAST used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• AMELOBLAST (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A cell from which tooth enamel develops

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("ameloblast" is a kind of...):

embryonic cell; formative cell (a cell of an embryo)

 Context examples 

The maturation-stage ameloblast produces and secretes small amounts of proteins.

(Maturation-Stage Ameloblast, NCI Thesaurus)

It is derived from the ectoderm of the dental lamina and differentiates into ameloblasts that secrete the enamel of the root crown.

(Inner Enamel Epithelium, NCI Thesaurus)