A cluster, clump, or bunch, as of hairs.
- enamel t. a group of structures representing defects in tooth mineralization that extend from the dentino-enamel junction into the enamel to about one-half its thickness.
- malpighian t. SYN: glomerulus (2).
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tuft 'təft n
1) a small cluster of elongated flexible outgrowths or parts attached or close together at the base and free at the opposite ends esp a small bunch of hairs on the body
2) a branching anatomical structure that resembles a tuft
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(tuft) a small clump or cluster.Medical dictionary. 2011.