English Explanatory Dictionary

tentorium cerebelli

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An arched fold of dura mater that covers the upper surface of the cerebellum, supports the occipital lobes of the cerebrum, and has its posterior and lateral border attached to the skull and its anterior border free.

Pronunciation

/tɛnˌtɔɹ.i.əm ˌsɛɹ.əˈbɛlˌaɪ/

Word forms

tentorium cerebelli tentoria cerebellorum

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from New Latin tentōrium cerebellī (“the tent of the cerebellum”).

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