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perikyma

perikyma noun: any of the pits around the long prisms of tooth enamel, indicating the places where enamel-producing cells used to make contact with neighbouring cells.

Noun

perikyma (plural perikymata)

  1. Any of the pits around the long prisms of tooth enamel, indicating the places where enamel-producing cells used to make contact with neighbouring cells.

Forms of perikyma

pluralperikymata

Origin of perikyma

From Ancient Greek περι- (peri-) + κῦμα (kûma).

Questions about perikyma

What does perikyma mean?
Perikyma means any of the pits around the long prisms of tooth enamel, indicating the places where enamel-producing cells used to make contact with neighbouring cells.
What part of speech is perikyma?
Perikyma is a noun.
What is the plural of perikyma?
The plural of perikyma is perikymata.

Words near perikyma in the dictionary

  1. perikinetic
  2. perikron
  3. perikrone
  4. perikrones
  5. perikrons
  6. perikyma
  7. perikymata
  8. peril
  9. peril point
  10. peril points
  11. perilabyrinthine

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