# perikyma

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. Any of the pits around the long prisms of tooth enamel, indicating the places where enamel-producing cells used to make contact with neighbouring cells.

## Etymology
From Ancient Greek περι- (peri-) + κῦμα (kûma).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/perikyma