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Tomes' process — Tomes processes are a histologic landmark identified on an ameloblast. During the synthesis of enamel, the ameloblast moves away from the dentin, forming a projection surrounded by the developing enamel. Tomes processes are those projections and… … Wikipedia
Tomes process — (tōmz) [Charles Sissmore Tomes, English anatomist and dentist, 1846–1928] see under process (def. 1) … Medical dictionary
Tomes' fiber — tōmz n any of the fibers extending from the odontoblasts into the alveolar canals: a dentinal fiber called also Tomes process Tomes Sir John (1815 1895) British dental surgeon. Tomes did much during his career to upgrade the practice of dentistry … Medical dictionary
Tomes layer process (fiber fibril) — (tōmz) [Sir John Tomes, English anatomist and dentist, 1815–1895] see odontoblastic process, under process, and see granular layer of Tomes, under layer … Medical dictionary
Process — In anatomy, a process is a projection from a structure. The process of the mandible is the part of the lower jaw that projects forward. In a more general sense, a process is a series of actions or events that are part of a system or of a… … Medical dictionary
process of tomes — ˈtōmz Usage: usually capitalized T Etymology: after Sir John Tomes died 1895 English dental surgeon : one of the fine fibrils of the ameloblasts that project from the pulp of a tooth into the dentine … Useful english dictionary
Tomes — Sir Charles S., English dentist, 1846–1928. See T. processes, under process. Sir John, English dentist and anatomist, 1815–1895. See T. fibers, under fiber, T. granular layer … Medical dictionary
Tomes fiber — odontoblastic process … Medical dictionary
Tomes fibril — odontoblastic process … Medical dictionary
odontoblastic process — one of the slender protoplasmic processes in a dentinal tubule, a cytoplasmic extension of the cell body; these processes extend from the dentinoenamel junction and cementodentinal junction to the cell bodies of odontoblasts in the dental pulp.… … Medical dictionary
