cingulum

[ sing-gyuh-luhm ]

/ ˈsɪŋ gyə ləm /

noun, plural cin·gu·la [sing-gyuh-luh]. /ˈsɪŋ gyə lə/.

Anatomy, Zoology. a belt, zone, or girdlelike part.

Dentistry. basal ridge.

Origin of cingulum

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

OTHER WORDS FROM cingulum

cin·gu·late

[sing-gyuh-lit, -leyt], /ˈsɪŋ gyə lɪt, -ˌleɪt/, cin·gu·lat·ed, cin·gu·lar, adjective

Words nearby cingulum

cingulate, cingulate gyrus, cingulate sulcus, cingulectomy, cingulotomy, cingulum, Cinisello Balsamo, Cinna, cinnabar, cinnamene, cinnamic

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Example sentences from the Web for cingulum

For this sash (Fig. 97) the more general terms zna and cingulum are sometimes used.
The Private Life of the Romans|Harold Whetstone Johnston
This ridge, the cingulum, serves to protect the edge of the gums from injury by the hard parts of food.
The Vertebrate Skeleton|Sidney H. Reynolds
In respect to their upper teeth, the incisors are small, equal, and have a hind cusp on the cingulum.
A Hand-book to the Primates, Volume 1 (of 2)|Henry O. Forbes
The premolars are four in number, and in all the cingulum is fairly well seen.
The Vertebrate Skeleton|Sidney H. Reynolds

Here, too, the cingulum is as high as the paracone and metacone.
A New Species of Heteromyid Rodent from the Middle Oligocene of Northeast Colorado with Remarks on the Skull|Edwin C. Galbreath

British Dictionary definitions for cingulum

cingulum

/ (ˈsɪŋɡjʊləm) /

noun plural -la (-lə)

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

Derived forms of cingulum

cingulate (ˈsɪŋɡjʊlɪt, -ˌleɪt) or cingulated, adjective

Word Origin for cingulum

C19: from Latin: belt, from cingere to gird

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

Medical definitions for cingulum

cingulum

[ sĭng′gyə-ləm ]

n. pl. cin•gu•la (-lə)

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

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.

单词	cingulum
释义	cingulum [ sing-gyuh-luhm ] / ˈsɪŋ gyə ləm / noun, plural cin·gu·la [sing-gyuh-luh]. /ˈsɪŋ gyə lə/. Anatomy, Zoology. a belt, zone, or girdlelike part. Dentistry. basal ridge. Origin of cingulum 1835–45; <Latin: girdle, zone, equivalent to cing- (stem of cingere to gird; see cincture) + -ulum-ule OTHER WORDS FROM cingulum cin·gu·late [sing-gyuh-lit, -leyt], /ˈsɪŋ gyə lɪt, -ˌleɪt/, cin·gu·lat·ed, cin·gu·lar, adjective Words nearby cingulum cingulate, cingulate gyrus, cingulate sulcus, cingulectomy, cingulotomy, cingulum, Cinisello Balsamo, Cinna, cinnabar, cinnamene, cinnamic Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for cingulum For this sash (Fig. 97) the more general terms zna and cingulum are sometimes used. The Private Life of the Romans\|Harold Whetstone Johnston This ridge, the cingulum, serves to protect the edge of the gums from injury by the hard parts of food. The Vertebrate Skeleton\|Sidney H. Reynolds In respect to their upper teeth, the incisors are small, equal, and have a hind cusp on the cingulum. A Hand-book to the Primates, Volume 1 (of 2)\|Henry O. Forbes The premolars are four in number, and in all the cingulum is fairly well seen. The Vertebrate Skeleton\|Sidney H. Reynolds Here, too, the cingulum is as high as the paracone and metacone. A New Species of Heteromyid Rodent from the Middle Oligocene of Northeast Colorado with Remarks on the Skull\|Edwin C. Galbreath British Dictionary definitions for cingulum cingulum / (ˈsɪŋɡjʊləm) / noun plural -la (-lə) 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 Derived forms of cingulum cingulate (ˈsɪŋɡjʊlɪt, -ˌleɪt) or cingulated, adjective Word Origin for cingulum C19: from Latin: belt, from cingere to gird 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 Medical definitions for cingulum cingulum [ sĭng′gyə-ləm ] n. pl. cin•gu•la (-lə) A structure that has the form of a belt or girdle. 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. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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