cementum

[ si-men-tuhm ]

nounDentistry.
  1. the bonelike tissue that forms the outer surface of the root of the tooth.

Origin of cementum

1
1605–15; <Latin, variant of caementum rough stone; see cement

Words Nearby cementum

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How to use cementum in a sentence

  • Teeth-enamel is formed from the epiblast, and dentine, cementum, pulp (except as to nerve tissue) from the mesoblast.

    Degeneracy | Eugene S. Talbot

British Dictionary definitions for cementum

cementum

/ (sɪˈmɛntəm) /


noun
  1. a thin bonelike tissue that covers the dentine in the root of a tooth

Origin of cementum

1
C19: New Latin, from Latin: cement

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