tentorium: Meaning and Definition of

ten•to•ri•um

Pronunciation: (ten-tôr'ē-um, -tōr'-), [key]
— pl. -to•ri•a
  1. an extension of one of the membranes covering the cerebrum which, with the transverse fissure, separates the cerebrum from the cerebellum.
  2. (of an insect) the internal skeleton of the head.
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