cingulum

American  

[sing-gyuh-luhm] / ˈsɪŋ gyə ləm /

noun

PLURAL

cingula

1. Anatomy, Zoology.  a belt, zone, or girdlelike part.

2. Dentistry.  basal ridge.

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cingulum British  

/ 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

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Other Word Forms

• cingular adjective
• cingulate adjective
• cingulated adjective

Etymology

Origin of cingulum

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

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