— cingulate /sing"gyeuh lit, -layt'/ , cingulated, cingular , adj.
/sing"gyeuh leuhm/ , n. , pl. cingula /-leuh/ .
1. Anat. , Zool. a belt, zone, or girdlelike part.
2. Dentistry. See basal ridge .
[ 1835-45; cing- (s. of cingere to gird; see CINCTURE) + -ulum -ULE ]