tegmental

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
English tegmentum
Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-
Proto-Indo-European *-is
Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.?
Proto-Italic *-ālis
Latin -ālislbor.
Old French -albor.
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Latin -ālis
Old French -elbor.
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Latin -ālisbor.
Middle English -al
English -al
English tegmental

    From tegmentum + -al.

    Pronunciation

    • Rhymes: -ɛntəl

    Adjective

    tegmental (not comparable)

    1. Of or pertaining to tegmentum, or the ventral portion of the mesencephalon.
      The projections to the frontal lobe that are damaged in schizophrenia originate in the ventral tegmental area.

    Derived terms

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