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cæmentum

cæmentum is the archaic spelling of cementum.

Meaning of cementum

Noun

cementum (uncountable)

  1. A bony substance that covers the root of a tooth; cement.
    • From a purely anatomic standpoint, root cementum is part of the tooth, but also part of the periodontium.2005, Herbert F. Wolf, Klaus H. Rateitschak, Periodontology, page 14

Questions about cæmentum

What is cæmentum the archaic spelling of?
Cæmentum is the archaic spelling of cementum.

Words near cæmentum in the dictionary

  1. cælestiall
  2. cælibacy
  3. cælibate
  4. cæment
  5. cæments
  6. cæmentum
  7. cænogeneses
  8. cænogenesis
  9. cænogenetic
  10. Cænozoic
  11. Cæpio

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