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cingulum

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cin⋅gu⋅lum

  [sing-gyuh-luhm]
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–noun, plural -la  [-luh] .
1. Anatomy, Zoology. a belt, zone, or girdlelike part.
2. Dentistry. basal ridge.
Origin:
1835–45; < L: girdle, zone, equiv. to cing- (s. of cingere to gird; see cincture ) + -ulum -ule

Related forms:
cin⋅gu⋅late  [sing-gyuh-lit, -leyt] , cin⋅gu⋅lat⋅ed, cin⋅gu⋅lar, adjective

basal ridge

 
–noun Dentistry.
a U-shaped ridge at the base of the posterior surface of the crown of a tooth.
Also called cingulum.
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cin·gu·lum   (sĭng'gyə-ləm)   
n.   pl. cin·gu·la (-lə) Biology
A girdlelike marking or structure, such as a band or ridge, on an animal.

[Latin, girdle, from cingere, to gird; see kenk- in Indo-European roots.]
cin'gu·late (-lĭt), cin'gu·la'ted (-lā'tĭd) adj.
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Main Entry: cin·gu·lum
Pronunciation: 'si[ng]-gy&-l&m
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural cin·gu·la /-l&/
1 : a ridge about the base of the crown of a tooth
2 : a tract of association fibers lying within the cingulate gyrus and connecting thecallosal and hippocampal convolutions of the brain
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cingulum cin·gu·lum (sĭng'gyə-ləm)
n. pl. cin·gu·la (-lə)

  1. A structure that has the form of a belt or girdle.

  2. A well-marked fiber bundle passing longitudinally in the white matter of the cingulate gyrus, composed largely of fibers from the anterior thalamic nucleus to the cingulate and parahippocampal gyri.

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