cingulum
Anatomy, Zoology. a belt, zone, or girdlelike part.
Dentistry. basal ridge.
Origin of cingulum
1Other words from cingulum
- cin·gu·late [sing-gyuh-lit, -leyt], /ˈsɪŋ gyə lɪt, -ˌleɪt/, cin·gu·lat·ed, cin·gu·lar, adjective
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How to use cingulum in a sentence
For this sash (Fig. 97) the more general terms zna and cingulum are sometimes used.
The Private Life of the Romans | Harold Whetstone JohnstonThe lower premolar is tricuspidate and the first and second molars are quadritubercular with a broad cingulum.
Speciation in the Kangaroo Rat, Dipodomys ordii | Henry W. SetzerThis ridge, the cingulum, serves to protect the edge of the gums from injury by the hard parts of food.
The Vertebrate Skeleton | Sidney H. ReynoldsFibul sunt quibus pectus foeminarum ornatur, vel pallium tenetur: viris in humeris, seu cingulum in lumbris.
The Arts and Crafts of Older Spain, Volume I (of 3) | Leonard WilliamsThere is in addition to these cusps a distinct basal cingulum, most prominent in the region of the heel.
On The Affinities of Leptarctus primus of Leidy | J. L. Wortman
British Dictionary definitions for cingulum
/ (ˈsɪŋɡjʊləm) /
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
Origin of cingulum
1Derived forms of cingulum
- cingulate (ˈsɪŋɡjʊlɪt, -ˌleɪt) or cingulated, adjective
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