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tooth enamel organ

Term ID
UBERON:0005176
Synonyms
  • dental organ
  • enamel organ
  • odontogenic organ
  • organum enameleum
Definition
A circumscribed mass of ectodermal cells which bud off from the dental lamina; it becomes cup-shaped and develops on its internal face the ameloblast layer of cells that produces the enamel cap of a developing tooth. (4)
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