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cementum

[ si-men-tuhm ]
/ sɪˈmɛn təm /

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

Words nearby cementum

cementocyte, cementodentinal junction, cementoenamel junction, cementoma, cement steel, cementum, cemeterial, cemetery, cen., cenacle, Cenaeum
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Example sentences 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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Medical definitions for cementum

cementum
[ sĭ-mĕn′təm ]

n.

A bonelike substance covering the root of a tooth.cement
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