TEGMENTUM

Etymology

Noun

tegmentum (plural tegmentums or tegmenta)

(neuroanatomy) The ventral portion of the midbrain, divided from the tectum by the cerebral aqueduct and the periaqueductal grey

(neuroanatomy) Containing the following nuclei: red nucleus, substantia nigra, ventral tegmental area

Source: Wiktionary


Teg*men"tum, n.; pl. Tegmenta. Etym: [L., a covering.] (Anat.)

Definition: A covering; -- applied especially to the bundles of longitudinal fibers in the upper part of the crura of the cerebrum.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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