ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Tegmental

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Tegmental is an adjective meaning Of or pertaining to tegmentum, or the ventral portion of the mesencephalon.

Meaning

Of or pertaining to tegmentum, or the ventral portion of the mesencephalon.

Example Sentences

The projections to the frontal lobe that are damaged in schizophrenia originate in the ventral tegmental area.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include decussation, mesencephalic, tegminal, mesoencephalic, tegmic, metencephalic.

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