tentorium cerebelli
English
editEtymology
editUnadapted borrowing from New Latin tentōrium cerebellī (“the tent of the cerebellum”).
Pronunciation
edit- (General American) IPA(key): /tɛnˌtɔɹ.i.əm ˌsɛɹ.əˈbɛlˌaɪ/
Noun
edittentorium cerebelli (plural tentoria cerebellorum)
- (anatomy) 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.
Translations
editReferences
edit- “tentorium cerebelli”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.