n.
Pronunciation: teg- ' men-t ə m
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -men · ta \ - ' men-t ə \
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin tegumentum, tegmentum, covering, from tegere
Date: 1832
: an anatomical covering : TEGMEN especially : the part of the ventral midbrain above the substantia nigra formed of longitudinal white fibers with arched transverse fibers and gray matter