cementoclast

cementoclast
One of the multinucleated giant cells, identical with osteoclasts, that are associated with the resorption of cementum. [L. cementum, cement, + G. klastos, broken]

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ce·men·to·clast (sə-menґto-klast″) [cemento- + -clast] a cell, cytomorphologically the same as an osteoclast, involved in cementum resorption; the cavities produced by resorption are known as resorption lacunae. Called also odontoclast.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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  • odontoclast — One of the cells believed to produce resorption of the roots of the deciduous teeth. [odonto + G. klastos, broken] * * * odon·to·clast .klast n one of the large multinucleate cells that are active during the absorption of the roots of the milk… …   Medical dictionary

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