Tentorium
noun, plural tentoria
[ten-tawr-ee-uh, -tohr-] /tɛnˈtɔr i ə, -ˈtoʊr-/ (Show IPA)
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.
tentorium ten·to·ri·um (těn-tôr’ē-əm)
n. pl. ten·to·ri·a (-tôr’ē-ə)
A membranous cover or horizontal partition.
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