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cementum

(sə men′təm)

noun

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

Origin: L caementum: see cement

See cementum in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A bonelike substance covering the root of a tooth.

Origin:

Origin: New Latin

Origin: , from Latin caementum, rough stone; see cement

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