ameloblast|ameloblasts in English
noun
layer of cells which excrete enamel during the formation of a tooth
Use "ameloblast|ameloblasts" in a sentence
1. As the ameloblasts degenerate, a gingival sulcus is created.
2. An immature stage in cellular development before appearance of the definitive characteristics of the cell; used also as a word termination, as in ameloBlast and trophoBlast
3. The cytoplasm of ameloblasts, during primary and young enamel phases is characterized by an abundance of free ribosomes and a Branular endoplasmic reticulum; but during transitional and mineralized enamel phases, the cytoplasm of these cells shows little granular endoplasmic reticulum and free ribosomes, but ehe agranular endoplasmic reticulum