"cementum" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cæmentum [alternative]
Rhymes: -ɛntəm Etymology: Borrowed from Latin caementum. Doublet of cement. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*kh₂eyd-}}, {{bor|en|la|caementum}} Latin caementum, {{doublet|en|cement}} Doublet of cement Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} cementum (uncountable)
  1. (anatomy, dentistry) A bony substance that covers the root of a tooth; cement. Tags: uncountable Derived forms: cementoblast, cementochronology, cementogenesis, cementoma Translations (cementum): cement [masculine] (Catalan), 牙骨質 /牙骨质 (yágǔzhì) (Chinese Mandarin), hammassementti (Finnish), cément [masculine] (French), ᒪᓐᖑᖓᑕ ᖄᕈᕕᐊᖓ (manngongata qaarofianga) (Inuktitut), cement [inanimate, masculine] (Polish), kostniwo [neuter] (Polish), cemento [masculine] (Portuguese), cimento [masculine] (Portuguese), zubný cement (Slovak)

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