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cingulum

(n): (anatomy) an encircling structure (as the ridge around the base of a tooth)
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4 months ago chained_bear said:

"...still panting like a dog as they wound a cingulum round and round him and turned him on his side to dress the other wounds..."
--Patrick O'Brian, The Letter of Marque, 199

5 months ago John said:

From A.Word.A.Day:

"Differs ... in the greater degree of cingular development on cheek teeth, especially molars."
- Daniel L Gebo, et al; A Hominoid Genus; Science (Washington, DC); Apr 18, 1997.

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