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tec⋅tum

  [tek-tuhm]
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–noun, plural -tums, -ta  [-tuh] . Anatomy, Zoology.
a rooflike structure.
Origin:
1900–05; < NL, L tēctum roof, special use of neut. of tēctus, ptp. of tegere to cover; cf. protect

Related forms:
tectal, tec⋅to⋅ri⋅al  [tek-tawr-ee-uhl, -tohr-] , adjective
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tec·tum   (těk'təm)   
n.   pl. tec·ta (-tə)
A rooflike structure of the body, especially the dorsal part of the midbrain.

[Latin tēctum, roof, from neuter past participle of tegere, to cover; see (s)teg- in Indo-European roots.]
tec'tal (-təl) adj.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: tec·tal
Pronunciation: 'tek-t&l
Function: adjective
: of or relating to a tectum; especially : of or relating to thetectum mesencephali <tectal lesions>

Main Entry: tec·tum
Pronunciation: 'tek-t&m
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural tec·ta /-t&/
1 : a bodily structure resembling or serving as a roof
2 : the dorsal part of the midbrain including the corpora quadrigemina called also tectum mesencephali
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Medical Dictionary

tectum tec·tum (těk'təm)
n. pl. tec·ta (-tə)
A rooflike structure of the body, especially the dorsal part of the mesencephalon.

tec'tal (-təl) adj.

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