Definitions for: Tentorium


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



Webster (1913) Definition: Ten*to"ri*um, n. [L., a tent.] (Anat.)
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.

See Also: dura, dura mater, fold, plica

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