tentorium
IPA: tˈɛntˈɔriʌm
noun
- The framework of internal supports (a false endoskeleton) within an arthropod head, formed by ingrowths of the exoskeleton called apophyses.
- (anatomy) The tentorium cerebelli, an extension of the dura mater that separates the cerebellum from the inferior portion of the occipital lobes.
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Examples of "tentorium" in Sentences
- The posterior fossa is enlarged and the tentorium is in high position.
- The tentorium separates the cerebrum, above, from the cerebellum, below.
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