dental cuticle

dental cuticle definition - medical

dental cuticle

noun
Either of two thin layers, one clear and structureless, one cellular, covering the crown of newly erupted teeth and abraded by mastication. Also called adamantine membrane.

The American Heritage® Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Comments
Improve this definition.
Do you have more to add? Share your linguistic knowledge or observation.
/Register to save your comments.