perikyma
Meanings
noun
- Any of the pits around the long prisms of tooth enamel, indicating the places where enamel-producing cells used to make contact with neighbouring cells.
Word forms
Etymology
From Ancient Greek περι- (peri-) + κῦμα (kûma).
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