| Name: | replacement tooth 4V |
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| Definition: | Ceratobranchial 5 tooth which is posterior to tooth 3V and anterior to tooth 5V in the ventral tooth row. This tooth develops from the dental epithelium at the position of primary tooth 4V. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0005852] |
| Name: | ameloblast |
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| Synonyms: | ameloblasts |
| Definition: | A cylindrical epithelial cell in the innermost layer of the enamel organ. Their functions include contribution to the development of the dentinoenamel junction by the deposition of a layer of the matrix, thus producing the foundation for the prisms (the structural units of the dental enamel), and production of the matrix for the enamel prisms and interprismatic substance. (From Jablonski's Dictionary of Dentistry, 1992). |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0009028] |