tegmentum

== English == === Etymology === From Latin tegmentum. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ɛntəm === Noun === tegmentum (plural tegmentums or tegmenta) (neuroanatomy) The ventral portion of the midbrain, divided from the tectum by the cerebral aqueduct and the periaqueductal grey. ==== Meronyms ==== red nucleus, substantia nigra, ventral tegmental area ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== tectum tegmental ==== Translations ==== === References === Bear et al. Neuroscience, Exploring the Brain Co. 2001, Lippincot Williams and Wilkins == Latin == === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [tɛɡˈmɛn.tũː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [teɡˈmɛn.tum] === Noun === tegmentum n (genitive tegmentī); second declension alternative form of tegumentum ==== Declension ==== Second-declension noun (neuter).