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cingulum [sing-gyuh-luh m] WORD ORIGIN noun, plural cin·gu·la [sing-gyuh-luh] /ˈsɪŋ gyə lə/. Anatomy, Zoology. a belt, zone, or girdlelike part. Dentistry. basal ridge. Liberaldictionary.com
Origin of cingulum 1835–45; Latin: girdle, zone, equivalent to cing- (stem of cingere to gird; see cincture) + -ulum -ule Related formscin·gu·late [sing-gyuh-lit, -leyt] /ˈsɪŋ gyə lɪt, -ˌleɪt/, cin·gu·lat·ed, cin·gu·lar, adjective Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019 British Dictionary definitions for cingulate cingulum noun plural -la (-lə) anatomy a girdle-like part, such as the ridge round the base of a tooth or the band of fibres connecting parts of the cerebrum Derived Formscingulate (ˈsɪŋɡjʊlɪt, -ˌleɪt) or cingulated, adjectiveWord Origin for cingulum C19: from Latin: belt, from cingere to gird Collins English Dictionary – Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 cingulate in Medicine cingulate [sĭng′gyə-lāt′, -lĭt] adj. Of or relating to a cingulum. cingulum [sĭng′gyə-ləm] n. pl. cin•gu•la (-lə) A structure that has the form of a belt or girdle. A well-marked fiber bundle passing longitudinally in the white matter of the cingulate gyrus, composed largely of fibers from the anterior thalamic nucleus to the cingulate and parahippocampal gyri. The American Heritage® Stedman’s Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
