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cementum

cementum noun: a bony substance that covers the root of a tooth; cement.

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
    • Cementum is the least known calcified tissue in vertebrates (Bosshardt and Schroeder 1996) and several questions about cementogenesis have not yet been answered.2007, Ermanno Bonucci, Biological Calcification: Normal and Pathological Processes in the Early Stages, page 245

cementum meaning in Tamil

cementum in Tamil

பற்காரை

Forms of cementum

alternative formcæmentum

Origin of cementum

Borrowed from Latin caementum. Doublet of cement.

Words formed from cementum

Words that rhyme with cementum

Questions about cementum

What does cementum mean?
Cementum means a bony substance that covers the root of a tooth; cement.
What is cementum in Tamil?
Cementum in Tamil is பற்காரை. See Cementum meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is cementum?
Cementum is a noun.

Words near cementum in the dictionary

  1. cementomatous
  2. cements
  3. cements together
  4. cementstone
  5. cementstones
  6. cementum
  7. cementy
  8. cemetary
  9. cemeterial
  10. cemeterian
  11. cemeterians

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