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cingulum
[ sing-gyuh-luhm ]
noun
, plural cin·gu·la [sing, -gy, uh, -l, uh].
- Anatomy, Zoology. a belt, zone, or girdlelike part.
- Dentistry. basal ridge.
cingulum
/ ˈsɪŋɡjʊləm; -ˌleɪt; ˈsɪŋɡjʊlɪt /
noun
- anatomy a girdle-like part, such as the ridge round the base of a tooth or the band of fibres connecting parts of the cerebrum
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Derived Forms
- cingulate, adjective
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Other Words From
- cin·gu·late [sing, -gy, uh, -lit, -leyt], cingu·lated cingu·lar adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of cingulum1
C19: from Latin: belt, from cingere to gird
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Example Sentences
For this sash (Fig. 97) the more general terms zna and cingulum are sometimes used.
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The lower premolar is tricuspidate and the first and second molars are quadritubercular with a broad cingulum.
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This ridge, the cingulum, serves to protect the edge of the gums from injury by the hard parts of food.
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Fibul sunt quibus pectus foeminarum ornatur, vel pallium tenetur: viris in humeris, seu cingulum in lumbris.
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There is in addition to these cusps a distinct basal cingulum, most prominent in the region of the heel.
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