cementum en · NOUN
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin caementum. Doublet of cement.
Meanings
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(uncountable) 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:Whether epithelial cells from Hertwig's sheath contribute to initial cementum formation is controversial as has already been discussed in Chap. 1.
2007, Pieter Johannes Slootweg, Dental Pathology: A Practical Introduction, page 8:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| cæmentum | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
cementoblast · cementoma · cementogenesis · cementochronology
Translations (10)
pt cemento (cementum) · pl kostniwo (cementum) · cmn 牙骨質 /牙骨质 (cementum) · fr cément (cementum) · fi hammassementti (cementum) · ca cement (cementum) · pl cement (cementum) · sk zubný cement (cementum) · iu ᒪᓐᖑᖓᑕ ᖄᕈᕕᐊᖓ (cementum) · pt cimento (cementum)