Cell
ameloblast
am·e·lo·blast [ am-uh-loh-blast ]
Subclass of:
Epithelial Cells
Etymology:
Old French en = on + amel = enamel + Greek blastos = germ
Definitions related to ameloblasts:
  • A columnar epithelial cell located in the inner layer of the enamel organ of a developing tooth that plays a role in calcium transport and the synthesis and resorption of enamel matrix proteins.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Cylindrical epithelial cells in the innermost layer of the ENAMEL ORGAN. Their functions include contribution to the development of the dentinoenamel junction by the deposition of a layer of the matrix, thus producing the foundation for the prisms (the structural units of the DENTAL ENAMEL), and production of the matrix for the enamel prisms and interprismatic substance. (From Jablonski's Dictionary of Dentistry, 1992)
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
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