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

/ ˈsɪŋɡjʊlɪt; ˈsɪŋɡjʊləm; -ˌleɪt /

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

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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