cin|gu|lum

cin|gu|lum
cin|gu|lum «SIHNG gyuh luhm», noun, plural -la «-luh».
1. a) a girdle, now especially one used in connection with surgery. b) = waist. (Cf.waist)
2. a girdlelike part: a) a band or ridge on an animal. b) a ridge at the base of the crown of a tooth.
[< Latin cingulum girdle, belt < cingere gird]

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