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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

/ 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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • cingulate, adjective
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Other Words From

  • cin·gu·late [sing, -gy, uh, -lit, -leyt], cingu·lated cingu·lar adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of cingulum1

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

Origin of cingulum1

C19: from Latin: belt, from cingere to gird
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Example Sentences

For this sash (Fig. 97) the more general terms zna and cingulum are sometimes used.

The lower premolar is tricuspidate and the first and second molars are quadritubercular with a broad cingulum.

This ridge, the cingulum, serves to protect the edge of the gums from injury by the hard parts of food.

Fibul sunt quibus pectus foeminarum ornatur, vel pallium tenetur: viris in humeris, seu cingulum in lumbris.

There is in addition to these cusps a distinct basal cingulum, most prominent in the region of the heel.

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