What does tentorium mean?

Definitions for tentorium
tɛnˈtɔr i əm, -ˈtoʊr-; -ˈtɔr i ə, -ˈtoʊr-ten·to·ri·um

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. tentoriumnoun

    (anatomy) a fold of dura mater that covers the cerebellum and supports the occipital lobes of the cerebrum

Wiktionary

  1. tentoriumnoun

    The framework of internal supports (a false endoskeleton) within an arthropod head, formed by ingrowths of the exoskeleton called apophyses.

  2. tentoriumnoun

    The tentorium cerebelli.

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  1. tentorium

    A tentorium is a structure, typically a membrane, in anatomy that divides or separates parts of the body. It most commonly refers to the tentorium cerebelli, a membrane within the skull that separates the cerebellum from the inferior portion of the occipital lobes. However, the term can also refer to similar structures in invertebrates.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Tentoriumnoun

    a fold of the dura mater which separates the cerebellum from the cerebrum and often incloses a process or plate of the skull called the bony tentorium

Wikidata

  1. Tentorium

    The tentorium is a term used to refer to the framework of internal supports within an arthropod head. The tentorium is formed by ingrowths of the exoskeleton, called apophyses, which fuse in various ways to provide rigid support for the muscles of the head.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Tentorium

    ten-tō′ri-um, n. a sheet of the dura mater stretched between the cerebrum and the cerebellum.—adj. Tentō′rial. [L., 'a tent'—tendĕre, to stretch.]

Entomology

  1. Tentorium

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

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of tentorium in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of tentorium in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9


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