tentorium cerebelli

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Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from New Latin tentōrium cerebellī (“the tent of the cerebellum”).

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Noun

tentorium cerebelli (plural tentoria cerebellorum)

  1. (anatomy) An arched fold of dura mater that covers the upper surface of the cerebellum, supports the occipital lobes of the cerebrum, and has its posterior and lateral border attached to the skull and its anterior border free.

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