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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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  1. n. 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. n. One of the cells which secrete the chitinous teeth of Mollusca.
  3. 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. 2. (Zoöl.) One of the cells which secrete the chitinous teeth of Mollusca.
  4. One of the more or less columnar cells on the outer surface ofthe pulp of a tooth; an odontoplast. They are supposed to beconnected with the formation of dentine.
  5. n. 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. n. One of the cells which secrete the chitinous teeth of Mollusca.