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nasmyth's membrane — ˈnā]zˌmiths , ˈna], ]ˌsmiths noun Usage: usually capitalized N Etymology: after Alexander Nasmyth died 1848 Scottish anatomist and dentist : the thin cuticular remains of the enamel organ which surrounds the enamel of a tooth during its fetal… … Useful english dictionary
Nasmyth membrane — Nas·myth membrane (nasґmith) [Alexander Nasmyth, Scottish dental surgeon in London, died 1847] primary (enamel) cuticle … Medical dictionary
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
Nasmyth — Alexander, London dentist, 1789–1849. See N. cuticle, N. membrane … Medical dictionary
Nasmyth membrane — primary (enamel) cuticle … Medical dictionary
Naismith — This page includes variants Nasmith, Nasmyth, and Naysmith. Contents 1 General 2 Places 3 Companies 4 People 4.1 Naismith … Wikipedia
Tooth development — Radiograph of lower right (from left to right) third, second, and first molars in different stages of development. Tooth development or odontogenesis is the complex process by which teeth form from embryonic cells, grow, and erupt into the mouth … Wikipedia
Primary enamel cuticle — Primary enamel cuticle, also called Nasmyth s membrane , is thin membrane of tissue also known as reduced enamel epithelium produced by the ameloblast, that covers the tooth once it has erupted. This tissue is primarily basal lamina. It is… … Wikipedia
Tooth enamel — Labeled molar Latin enamelum Code TA … Wikipedia
cuticle — 1. An outer thin layer, usually horny in nature. SYN: cuticula (1). 2. The layer, chitinous in some invertebrates, which occurs on the surface of epithelial cells. 3. SYN: epidermis. [L. cuticula, dim. of cutis, skin] acquired c … Medical dictionary
