| cementodentinal junction | <dentistry> The surface at which the cementum and dentin of the root of a tooth are joined. Synonym: dentinocemental junction. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| cementoenamel junction | <dentistry> The surface at which the enamel of the crown and the cementum of the root of a tooth are joined. See: cervical line. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cementogenesis | <dentistry> The development of the cementum over the root dentin of a tooth. Origin: cementum + G. Genesis, production (05 Mar 2000) |
| cementoma | <dentistry> An odontogenic fibroma in which cells have developed into cementoblasts and which consists largely of cementum. (12 Dec 1998) |
| cementum | <dentistry> A bony substance covering the root of a tooth. (08 Jan 1998) |
| cementum hyperplasia | A regressive change of teeth characterised by excessive development of secondary cementum on the tooth surface. It may occur on any part of the root, but the apical two-thirds are most commonly affected. (12 Dec 1998) |
| cenesthesia | The general sense of bodily existence; the sensation caused by the functioning of the internal organs. Synonym: coenesthesia, sixth sense. Origin: G. Koinos, common, + aisthesis, sensation (05 Mar 2000) |
| cenesthesic | Relating to cenesthesia. Alternative form: cenesthetic. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cenesthopathy | Rarely used term for a feeling or sense of general ill-being not related to any particular organ or part of the body. Origin: G. Koinos, common, + aisthesis, sensation, + pathos, suffering (05 Mar 2000) |
| ceno- | 1. Shared in common. Origin: G. Koinos, common 2. New, fresh. Origin: G. Kainos, new 3. Emptiness (rare). See: coeno-. Origin: G. Kenos, empty (05 Mar 2000) |
| cenocyte | <biology> Organism that is not subdivided into cells but has many nuclei within a mass of cytoplasm (a syncytium), as for example some fungi and algae and the acellular slime mould Physarum. (18 Nov 1997) |
| cenocytic | Pertaining to or having characteristics of a cenocyte. Synonym: coenocytic. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cenosite | A facultative commensal organism; one that can sustain itself apart from its usual host. Synonym: coinosite. Origin: G. Koinos, common, + sitos, food (05 Mar 2000) |
| cenotrope | A scientifically more accurate term than the earlier "instinct", denoting the behaviour pattern shown by all members of a large group having the same biologic equipment and same experience. Origin: G. Koinos, common, + trope, a turning. (05 Mar 2000) |
| CENP antigens | <molecular biology> Proteins of the kinetochore (CENP A 27 kD, CENP B 80 kD, CENP C 140 kD and CENP D 50 kD) that react strongly with antibodies from CREST sera. (18 Nov 1997) |