Definitions for tentoria

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tentoria ten·to·ri·um

Spelling: [ten-tawr-ee-uh m, -tohr-]

IPA: /tɛnˈtɔr i əm, -ˈtoʊr-/

Tentoria is a 8 letter English word.

You can make 344 anagrams from letters in tentoria (aeinortt).

Definitions for tentoria

noun

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.

Origin of tentoria

1655-65; New Latin tentōrium, Latin: tent, equivalent to ten(dere) to extend, stretch + -tōrium -tory²

Examples for tentoria

After locating the occipital knob, a horizontal line forward will give us the portion of the tentorium.

The Cerebrum or Great Brain lies above the plane of the tentorium, and forms much the largest division of the encephalon.

tentorium: a chitinous frame-work within the head, upon which the brain rests.