Tegmentum

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The ventral portion of the midbrain, divided from the tectum by the cerebral aqueduct and the periaqueductal grey.

Synonyms

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integument

Etymology

From Latin tegmentum.

Related phrases

ventral tegmentumcerebral aqueductperiaqueductal greyred nucleussubstantia nigraventral tegmental area

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