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TENTORIUM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(anatomy) a fold of dura mater that covers the cerebellum and supports the occipital lobes of the cerebrum
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("tentorium" is a kind of...):
fold; plica (a folded part (as in skin or muscle))
Meronyms (substance of "tentorium"):
dura; dura mater (the outermost (and toughest) of the 3 meninges)
Domain category:
anatomy; general anatomy (the branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals)
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