- Weil basal layer (zone)
- (vīl) [Ludwig A. Weil, German dentist, 1849–1895] see under layer.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
Weil basal layer (zone)
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Weil basal layer — a clear, relatively cell free layer, located just inside the odontoblastic layer and overlying the cell rich zone of the dental pulp, which is visible during the inactive phase of dentinogenesis. It is made up of delicate fibrils embedded in the… … Medical dictionary
Weil basal zone — see under layer … Medical dictionary
zone — A segment; any encircling or beltlike structure, either external or internal, longitudinal or transverse. SEE ALSO: area, band, region, space, spot. SYN: zona (1) [TA]. [L. zona] … Medical dictionary
layer — A sheet of one substance lying on another and distinguished from it by a difference in texture or color or by not being continuous with it. SEE ALSO: stratum, lamina. SYN: panniculus. ameloblastic l. the internal l. of the enamel organ. SYN: enam … Medical dictionary
Weil — Adolf, German physician, 1848–1916. See W. disease. Edmund, Austrian physician, 1880–1922. See W. Felix reaction, W. Felix test. Ludwig A., German dentist, 1849–1895. See W. basal layer, W. basal zone … Medical dictionary
odontoblastic layer — the epithelioid odontoblastic zone, one to five layers thick, which forms the outer surface of the dental pulp adjacent to the dentin, resting on the Weil basal layer. It produces and maintains the dentin … Medical dictionary
cell-rich zone — the layer of the dental pulp lying inside the Weil basal layer, containing reticular fibers and abundant cellular elements, such as fibroblasts, macrophages, and mesenchymal cells, as well as blood vessels and nerves … Medical dictionary
cell-free zone — cell poor zone Weil basal layer … Medical dictionary
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