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1655–65; < Neo-Latin tentōrium, Latin: tent, equivalent to ten(dere) to extend, stretch + -tōrium -tory2
1655–65; < Neo-Latin tentōrium, Latin: tent, equivalent to ten(dere) to extend, stretch + -tōrium -tory2
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ten·to·ri·al, adjective
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tentorium ten·to·ri·um (těn-tôr'ē-əm)
n. pl. ten·to·ri·a (-tôr'ē-ə)
A membranous cover or horizontal partition.
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Tentorium
is always a great word to know.
So is facial nerve. Does it mean:
| either one of the seventh pair of cranial nerves composed of motor fibers that control muscles of the face except those used in chewing |
| a muscular and cartilaginous structure lined with mucous membrane at the upper part of the trachea in humans, where the vocal cords are located |
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