cementoblast

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noun

A cell that forms from the follicular cells around the root of a tooth, and whose biological function is cementogenesis.

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Meanings

nouncementoblast (plural cementoblasts)

plural cementoblasts

  1. A cell that forms from the follicular cells around the root of a tooth, and whose biological function is cementogenesis.

Origin

From cementum + -o- + -blast.

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APA

cementoblast. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cementoblast

MLA

“cementoblast.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cementoblast. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cementoblast,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cementoblast.

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