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cementum definition

ce·men·tum (sə men′təm)

noun

the thin, fairly hard, bony tissue covering the root of a tooth

Etymology: L caementum: see cement

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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