cementum

[ si-men-tuh m ]
/ sɪˈmɛn təm /

noun Dentistry.

the bonelike tissue that forms the outer surface of the root of the tooth.

Origin of cementum

1605–15; < Latin, variant of caementum rough stone; see cement

Words nearby cementum

cementoclast, cementocyte, cementodentinal junction, cementoenamel junction, cementoma, cementum, cemeterial, cemetery, cen., cenacle, cenaeum

Example sentences from the Web for cementum

  • Teeth-enamel is formed from the epiblast, and dentine, cementum, pulp (except as to nerve tissue) from the mesoblast.

    Degeneracy |Eugene S. Talbot

British Dictionary definitions for cementum

cementum
/ (sɪˈmɛntəm) /

noun

a thin bonelike tissue that covers the dentine in the root of a tooth

Word Origin for cementum

C19: New Latin, from Latin: cement

Medical definitions for cementum

cementum
[ sĭ-mĕn′təm ]

n.

A bonelike substance covering the root of a tooth. cement