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cingulum /cin·gu·lum/ (sing´gu-lum) pl. cin´gula   [L.]
1. an encircling structure or part; a girdle.
2. a bundle of association fibers encircling the corpus callosum close to the median plane, interrelating the cingulate and hippocampal gyri.
3. the lingual lobe of an anterior tooth.

cin·gu·lum (snggy-lm)
n. pl. cin·gu·la (-l)
1. A structure that has the form of a belt or girdle.
2. 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.

cingulum (sing´gyūlum),
n the portion of the incisor teeth and canines, occurring on the lingual surface, that forms a convex protuberance at the cervical third of the anatomic crown.
cingulum modification,
n the alteration of the lingual form of an anterior tooth to provide a definite seat for the support of a rest unit of a removable partial denture.

cingulum
pl. cingula [L.]
1. an encircling part or structure; a girdle.
2. a bundle of association fibers partly encircling the corpus callosum not far from the median plane, interrelating the cingulate and hippocampal gyri.
3. the ridge at the base of the crown of some teeth.
4. an annular band at the vestibulovaginal junction in the female genital tract; may be the site of a vestigial hymen.

cingulum membri pelvini
see pelvic girdle.
cingulum membri thoracici
see shoulder girdle.


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cum igitur nostra isthaec res litteraria nil alliud quam militia sit, justum valde existimamus ejus cingulum ab illustris prosapie viro, qualis tu es, humiliter petere.
 
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