National Cancer Institute Thesaurus

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Preferred Name

Cementum

Synonyms

Cementum

Definitions

Bone-like rigid connective tissue covering the root of a tooth from the cementoenamel junction to the apex and lining the apex of the root canal. It serves as an attachment for the periodontal ligament, thus assisting in tooth support.

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C32276

code

C32276

DEFINITION

Bone-like rigid connective tissue covering the root of a tooth from the cementoenamel junction to the apex and lining the apex of the root canal. It serves as an attachment for the periodontal ligament, thus assisting in tooth support.

FULL_SYN

Cementum

label

Cementum

Legacy Concept Name

Cementum

Preferred_Name

Cementum

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C32276

Semantic_Type

Tissue

UMLS_CUI

C0011343

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C33794

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