Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cementum

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.66 in modern English

Syllables: ce-men-tum
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A bony substance that covers the root of a tooth; cement.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"From a purely anatomic standpoint, root cementum is part of the tooth, but also part of the periodontium."
"Cementum is the least known calcified tissue in vertebrates (Bosshardt and Schroeder 1996) and several questions about cementogenesis have not yet been answered."
"Whether epithelial cells from Hertwig's sheath contribute to initial cementum formation is controversial as has already been discussed in Chap. 1."

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin caementum. Doublet of cement.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: *kh₂eyd-, caementum

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

cæmentum (alternative)

Derived Forms

cementoblast cementochronology cementogenesis cementoma

Synonyms

cement

Rhymes With

centum argumentum omentum tegmentum mentum tomentum ramentum sarmentum submentum lomentum prementum

Questions

What does cementum mean?: A bony substance that covers the root of a tooth; cement.
Where does cementum come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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