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Webster 1913 Edition
Tegmentum
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Teg-men′tum
,Noun.
pl.
Tegmenta
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. [L., a covering.]
(Anat.)
A covering; – applied especially to the bundles of longitudinal fibers in the upper part of the crura of the cerebrum.
Definition 2024
tegmentum
tegmentum
English
Noun
tegmentum (plural tegmentums or tegmenta)
- The ventral portion of the midbrain, divided from the tectum by the cerebral aqueduct and the periaqueductal grey
- Containing the following nuclei: red nucleus, substantia nigra, ventral tegmental area
Related terms
References
Bear et al. Neuroscience, Exploring the Brain Co. 2001, Lippincot Williams and Wilkins
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /teɡˈmen.tum/, [tɛɡˈmɛn.tũ]
Noun
tegmentum n (genitive tegmentī); second declension
- Alternative form of tegumentum
Inflection
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | tegmentum | tegmenta |
| genitive | tegmentī | tegmentōrum |
| dative | tegmentō | tegmentīs |
| accusative | tegmentum | tegmenta |
| ablative | tegmentō | tegmentīs |
| vocative | tegmentum | tegmenta |