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cementum
[ si-men-tuhm ]
/ sɪˈmɛn təm /
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noun Dentistry.
the bonelike tissue that forms the outer surface of the root of the tooth.
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Origin of cementum
1605–15; <Latin, variant of caementum rough stone; see cement
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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
a thin bonelike tissue that covers the dentine in the root of a tooth
Word Origin for cementum
C19: New Latin, from Latin: cement
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Medical definitions for cementum
cementum
[ sĭ-mĕn′təm ]
n.
A bonelike substance covering the root of a tooth.cement
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