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tectum /tec·tum/ (tek´tum) a rooflike structure.
tectum of mesencephalon , tectum of midbrain the dorsal portion of the midbrain.

tec·tum (tktm)
n. pl. tec·ta (-t)
A rooflike structure of the body, especially the dorsal part of the mesencephalon.

tectal (-tl) adj.

tectum [tek´tum]
a rooflike structure.
tectum of mesencephalon (tectum of midbrain) the posterior part of the tegmentum mesencephali.

tectum
a rooflike structure.

tectum of mesencephalon, tectum of midbrain
the dorsal portion of the midbrain.


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