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(anatomy) an encircling girdle-like structure (as the ridge around the base of a tooth)
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cingulum
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Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 A ridge that girdles the base of an upper molar tooth 2 (context zoology English) A distinct girdle or band of color; a raised spiral line as seen on certain univalve shells. 3 (context zoology English) The clitellus of earthworms.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Cingulum \Cin"gu*lum\, n. [L., a girdle.] (Zo["o]l.) A distinct girdle or band of color; a raised spiral line as seen on certain univalve shells. The clitellus of earthworms. The base of the crown of a tooth.
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Cingulum , from the Latin for belt or girdle, may refer to: Cingulum (brain) , white matter fibers found in the brain Cingulum (tooth) , a shelf at the margin of a tooth A type of groove encircling the theca of dinoflagellates Cingulum (Catholicism) , a ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. (anatomy) an encircling girdle-like structure (as the ridge around the base of a tooth) [also: cingula (pl)]
Usage examples of cingulum.
During the second week in April he set off from Cingulum with four legionstwo veteran, two raw.
Jack, still panting like a dog as they wound a cingulum round him and turned him on his side to dress the other wounds: right forearm, superficial but spectacular, and a deep gash in his thigh.