n.
- See tegmen.
- A part of the midbrain consisting of white fibers running lengthwise through gray matter.
[Latin tegumentum, tegmentum, covering, from tegere, to cover.]
tegmental teg·men'tal (-təl) adj.
tegmentum
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Pl. tegmenta [L.] a covering.
- mesencephalic t. — part of the mesencephalon, the midbrain; contains the motor nuclei of the oculomotor and trochlear nerves, the red nucleus and the reticular formation.
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