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cementochronology

cementochronology noun: a method for assessing age at death and determining season at death based on the annulation (formation of rings) in tooth cementum.

Noun

cementochronology (uncountable)

  1. A method for assessing age at death and determining season at death based on the annulation (formation of rings) in tooth cementum.

Origin of cementochronology

Blend of cementum + chronology.

Questions about cementochronology

What does cementochronology mean?
Cementochronology means a method for assessing age at death and determining season at death based on the annulation (formation of rings) in tooth cementum.
What part of speech is cementochronology?
Cementochronology is a noun.

Words near cementochronology in the dictionary

  1. cementoblastoma
  2. cementoblastomas
  3. cementoblastomata
  4. cementoblasts
  5. cementochronological
  6. cementochronology
  7. cementoclast
  8. cementocyte
  9. cementocytes
  10. cementocytic
  11. cementodentinal

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