- enamel membrane
- 1. cuticula dentis. 2. the inner layer of cells within the enamel organ of the dental germ in the fetus; called also Hannover intermediate m.
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membrane — 1. A thin sheet or layer of pliable tissue, serving as a covering or envelope of a part, as the lining of a cavity, as a partition or septum, or to connect two structures. SYN: membrana [TA]. 2. SYN: biomembrane. [L. membrana, a skin or m … Medical dictionary
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