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Definition of Cingulum
1. Noun. (anatomy) an encircling structure (as the ridge around the base of a tooth).
Category relationships: Anatomy, General Anatomy
Definition of Cingulum
1. n. A distinct girdle or band of color; a raised spiral line as seen on certain univalve shells.
Definition of Cingulum
1. an anatomical band or girdle [n -LA] : CINGULAR [adj]
Medical Definition of Cingulum
1. Synonym: girdle. 2. A well-marked fibre bundle passing longitudinally in the white matter of the cingulate gyrus; the bundle extends from the region of the anterior perforated substance back over the dorsal surface of the corpus callosum; behind the latter's splenium it curves down and then forward in the white matter of the parahippocampal gyrus; composed largely of fibres from the anterior thalamic nucleus to the cingulate and parahippocampal gyri, it also contains association fibres connecting these gyri with the frontal cortex, and their various subdivisions with each other. Origin: L. Girdle, fr. Cingo, to surround (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cingulum
Literary usage of Cingulum
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Bulletin by University of the State of New York (1903)
"Orthoceras cingulum Hall 3866 uiti TYPE Orthoceras cingulum Hall. Paleontology of
New York. 1879. v. 5, pt 2, p. 240, pi. 76, fig. 2. ..."
2. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society Held at Philadelphia for by American Philosophical Society (1880)
"On the posterior side of the crown the cingulum in like manner terminates in the
large ... The external basal cingulum is robust, the columns are prominent, ..."
3. Evolution of the Plio-Pleistocene African Suidae by James Michael Harris, Timothy D. White (1979)
"Main centrally placed cusp is linked by low crest to anterior cingulum and to
subsidiary cusp midway between main cusp and posterior cingulum. ..."
4. Ancient Armour and Weapons in Europe: From the Iron Period of the Northern by John Hewitt (1860)
"... the gauntlets have gads, like those of the Black Prince (plate 2); the sword
is attached to the cingulum militare, in lieu of having a belt of its own. ..."
5. The Journal of Anatomy and Physiology by Anatomical Society of Great Britain and Ireland (1903)
"and posterior cingulum cusps are very large. The anterior is present and of large
size in the lower carnassial of Ursus and Meles; it is proportionally ..."
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