cingulum

[sing-gyuh-luh m] /ˈsɪŋ gyə ləm/

noun, plural cingula

[sing-gyuh-luh] /ˈsɪŋ gyə lə/ (Show IPA)

Anatomy, Zoology. a belt, zone, or girdlelike part.

Dentistry. basal ridge.

Origin

1835-45; < Latin: girdle, zone, equivalent to cing- (stem of cingere to gird; see cincture) + -ulum -ule

Related forms

cingulate

[sing-gyuh-lit, -leyt] /ˈsɪŋ gyə lɪt, -ˌleɪt/ (Show IPA), cingulated, cingular, adjective

British Dictionary definitions for cingulum

/ˈsɪŋɡjʊləm/

noun (pl) -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 Forms

cingulate (ˈsɪŋɡjʊlɪt; -ˌleɪt), cingulated, adjective

Word Origin

C19: from Latin: belt, from cingere to gird

cingulum in Medicine

cingulum cin·gu·lum (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.