Usually means: Band encircling tooth near base.
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We found 12 dictionaries that define the word cingula:

General (9 matching dictionaries)
  1. cingula: Merriam-Webster
  2. cingula: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. cingula: Collins English Dictionary
  4. cingula: Vocabulary.com
  5. cingula: Wordnik
  6. cingula: Wiktionary
  7. cingula: Dictionary.com
  8. Cingula: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  9. cingula: TheFreeDictionary.com

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. cingula: Encyclopedia

Medicine (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. cingula: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. cingula: Medical dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (cingulum)

noun:  The girdle of an alb.
noun:  (neuroanatomy) A collection of white matter fibers projecting from the cingulate gyrus to the entorhinal cortex in the brain, allowing for communication between components of the limbic system.
noun:  (anatomy) A ridge that girdles the base of an upper molar tooth.
noun:  (zoology) A distinct girdle or band of color; a raised spiral line as seen on certain univalve shells.
noun:  (zoology) The clitellus of earthworms.
▸ Also see cingulum


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