cincture vs cingulum

cincture

noun
  • A girdle or belt, especially as part of a vestment 

  • The fillet, listel, or band next to the apophyge at the extremity of the shaft of a column. 

  • An enclosure, or the act of enclosing, encircling or encompassing 

verb
  • To encircle, or surround. 

  • To girdle (stunt or kill by cutting). 

cingulum

noun
  • The girdle of an alb. 

  • A ridge that girdles the base of an upper molar tooth. 

  • The clitellus of earthworms. 

  • A distinct girdle or band of color; a raised spiral line as seen on certain univalve shells. 

  • A collection of white matter fibers projecting from the cingulate gyrus to the entorhinal cortex in the brain, allowing for communication between components of the limbic system. 

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