Pulp

A soft, moist ti ue; chyme. P.cavity, the hollow space in a tooth containing the dental pulp. P. -cells, cells found in the pulp-ti ue of any organ. P., Dental, a soft ti ue filling the pulp-cavity of a tooth. It consists of loose connective ti ue and cells, ve els, and nerves. Also the rudiment of a tooth. P., Digital, the sensitive, elastic, convex prominence on the palmar or plantar surface of the terminal phalanx of a finger or toe. P. of the Finger. See P., Dig ital. P., Fruit, the fleshy part of fruits by which the seeds are surrounded. P., Hair. Synonym of Papilla, Hair. P. of the Intervertebral Discs, the soft substance in the center of the intervertebral dies, the remains of the chordae dorsal is. P., Spleen, P., Splenic, the substance filling the spaces formed by the trabecule of the spleen. See Spleen . P. of a Tooth. See P., Dental.