definitions

cementum

[ si-men-tuh m ]
/ sɪˈmɛn təm /
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noun Dentistry.

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

Nearby words

cementoclast, cementocyte, cementodentinal junction, cementoenamel junction, cementoma, cementum, cemeterial, cemetery, cen., cenacle, cenaeum

Origin of cementum

1605–15; < Latin, variant of caementum rough stone; see cement
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Examples from the Web for cementum

  • 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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Medicine definitions for cementum

cementum

[ sĭ-mĕn′təm ]

n.

A bonelike substance covering the root of a tooth.cement
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