Term Name: | cementum |
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Synonyms: | bone of attachment, cement, cement of tooth, cementum, cementum of tooth |
Definition: | Odontoid tissue that is deposited by cementoblasts onto dentine tissue and functions to attach teeth, odontodes and other odontogenic derivatives to bone tissue and the integument. |
Ontology: | Cell Ontology [UBERON:0001753] |