Term Name: | tooth placode |
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Synonyms: | dental anlage, dental placode, dental primordium, odontogenic placode, tooth anlage, tooth germ, tooth primordium |
Definition: | An tooth placode is a thickening of the ectoderm that will give rise to the tooth bud[GO]. |
Ontology: | Cell Ontology [UBERON:0005087] |