TEGMENTUM


Meaning of TEGMENTUM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ teg-ˈmen-təm ]

noun

( plural teg·men·ta -ˈmen-tə)

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

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