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cementocyte
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An osteocytelike cell with numerous processes, trapped in a lacuna in the cement of the tooth. [ https://www.worldcat.org/search?q=bn%3A0781733901 ]
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cementocyte
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CHECK: wikipedia says that cementocytes no longer produce cementum, but the phenoscape def is: Skeletogenic cell that produces cementum, is part of the odontogenic papilla, and is a transformation of a cementoblast cell (no change to existing def).
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