tentorium cerebelli

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /tɛnˌtɔɹ.i.əm ˌsɛɹ.əˈbɛlˌaɪ/

Noun

tentorium cerebelli (plural tentoria cerebellorum)

1. (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

fold of the dura mater

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 小腦幕／小脑幕 (xiǎonǎomù)

References

• “tentorium cerebelli”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.