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tentorium

[ten-tawr-ee-uh m, -tohr-]
noun, plural ten·to·ri·a [ten-tawr-ee-uh, -tohr-] /tɛnˈtɔr i ə, -ˈtoʊr-/.
  1. Anatomy. an extension of one of the membranes covering the cerebrum which, with the transverse fissure, separates the cerebrum from the cerebellum.
  2. Zoology. (of an insect) the internal skeleton of the head.
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Origin of tentorium

1655–65; < New Latin tentōrium, Latin: tent, equivalent to ten(dere) to extend, stretch + -tōrium -tory2
Related formsten·to·ri·al, adjective
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Historical Examples of tentorium

  • After locating the occipital knob, a horizontal line forward will give us the portion of the tentorium.

    Buchanan's Journal of Man, April 1887

    Various

  • Tentorium: a chitinous frame-work within the head, upon which the brain rests.

  • The Cerebrum or Great Brain lies above the plane of the tentorium, and forms much the largest division of the encephalon.

tentorium in Medicine

tentorium

(tĕn-tôr′ē-əm)
n. pl. ten•to•ri•a (-tôr′ē-ə)
  1. A membranous cover or horizontal partition.
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