TECTORIAL


Meaning of TECTORIAL in English

adj. Anat. 1 forming a covering. 2 (in full tectorial membrane) the membrane covering the organ of Corti (see CORTI) in the inner ear.

[ L tectorium a cover (as TECTRIX) ]

Concise Oxford English dictionary.      Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка.