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cementoid

cementoid noun: a matrix of collagen fibres that becomes mineralised to form cementum.

Noun

cementoid (uncountable)

  1. A matrix of collagen fibres that becomes mineralised to form cementum.

Origin of cementoid

From cement + -oid.

Questions about cementoid

What does cementoid mean?
Cementoid means a matrix of collagen fibres that becomes mineralised to form cementum.
What part of speech is cementoid?
Cementoid is a noun.

Words near cementoid in the dictionary

  1. cementodentinal
  2. cementoenamel
  3. cementogenesis
  4. cementogenetic
  5. cementogenic
  6. cementoid
  7. cementoin
  8. cementoma
  9. cementomas
  10. cementomata
  11. cementomatous

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