cingulum

[ sing-gyuh-luhm ]

noun

, plural cin·gu·la [sing, -gy, uh, -l, uh].

1. Anatomy, Zoology. a belt, zone, or girdlelike part.
2. Dentistry. basal ridge.

cingulum

/ ˈsɪŋɡjʊləm; -ˌleɪt; ˈsɪŋɡjʊlɪt /

noun

1. 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

Derived Forms

• cingulate, adjective

Other Words From

• cin·gu·late [sing, -gy, uh, -lit, -leyt], cingu·lated cingu·lar adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of cingulum¹

1835–45; < Latin: girdle, zone, equivalent to cing- (stem of cingere to gird; cincture ) + -ulum -ule

Word History and Origins

Origin of cingulum¹

C19: from Latin: belt, from cingere to gird

Example Sentences

The oldest taxa belong to the Middle and Late Eocene group Herodotiinae, recognisable due to molariform upper fourth premolars, a wide mesial cingulum on the upper molars and other dental characters.

From Scientific American

The term "shingles" comes from the Latin word "cingulum," which means belt or girdle; the rash of herpes zoster often appears in a band or belt-like pattern.

From New York Times

Diagnostic dental characters include: 3rd upper unicuspid smaller than 4th, and unicuspids, except 5th, with a pigmented ridge extending from near apex of each tooth medially to cingulum and sometimes ending as internal cusplet.

From Project Gutenberg

From B. minimus, B. sawrockensis differs in: incisor less procumbent; masseteric ridge extending farther anteriorly; anterior cingulum of m2 slightly larger.

From Project Gutenberg

Crowns of molars strong, conical, compressed, hollowed on the inner side, with a strongly-marked lobed cingulum, especially on the inner side, and slightly developed accessory cusps before and behind.

From Project Gutenberg