Definition of Tegmental

1. a. Of or pertaining to a tegument or tegmentum; as, the tegmental layer of the epiblast; the tegmental cells of the taste buds.

Definition of Tegmental

1. Adjective. Of or pertaining to ''tegmentum'' or the ventral portion of the mesencephalon ¹

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Definition of Tegmental

1. [adj]

Medical Definition of Tegmental

1. Of or pertaining to a tegument or tegmentum; as, the tegmental layer of the epiblast; the tegmental cells of the taste buds. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Tegmental

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tegafur
tegaserod
tegengrenite
tegestologist
tegestologists
tegestology
tegg
teggs
tegmen
tegmen cruris
tegmen mastoideum
tegmen tympani
tegmen ventriculi quarti
tegmenta
tegmental (current term)
tegmental decussations
tegmental fields of Forel
tegmental nuclei
tegmental syndrome
tegmental wall of middle ear
tegmentotomy
tegmentum
tegmentum mesencephali
tegmentum of pons
tegmentum of rhombencephalon
tegmentum rhombencephali
tegmentums
tegmic
tegmina

Literary usage of Tegmental

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Quain's Elements of Anatomy by Jones Quain, Edward Albert Sharpey-Schäfer, George Dancer Thane, Johnson Symington (1893)
"Subthalamic tegmental region ; transitional region. ... of which are seen at the side of the subtha- lamic tegmental region forming the internal capsule. ..."

2. Stress, Gender, and Alcohol-Seeking Behavior edited by Walter A. Hunt, Sam Zakhari (1996)
"Chapter 8 Role of Neurotransmitters in the Ventral tegmental Area in Stress-Induced Activation of Dopamine Transmission Peter W. Kalivas, Ph.D., ..."

3. The Gross and Minute Anatomy of the Central Nervous System by Hermon C. Gordinier (1899)
"THE CENTRAL tegmental TRACT OF BECHTEREW AND FLECHSIG. The central tegmental tract consists of a small bundle of fibers, which probably take their origin ..."

4. A Text Book of Physiology by Michael Foster (1893)
"Belonging to the tegmental system are numerous masses of gray matter from the ... This complex tegmental system, which may perhaps be regarded as a more or ..."

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