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tegmen
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tegmen /teg·men/ (teg´men) pl. teg´mina   [L.] a covering structure or roof.
tegmen tym´pani  the thin layer of bone that forms the roof of the tympanic cavity, separating it from the cranial cavity.
teg·men (tgmn)
n. pl. teg·mi·na (-m-n)
A covering or an integument of a part. Also called tegmentum.
tegmen
[teg′mən]
a covering, such as the bone that covers the tympanic cavity.
tegmen [teg´men] (L.)
a covering structure or roof.
tegmen tym´pani the thin layer of bone that forms the roof of the tympanic cavity, separating it from the cranial cavity.
tegmen
pl. tegmina [L.] a covering structure or roof.
tegmen tympani
1. the thin layer of bone separating the tympanic antrum from the cranial cavity.
2. the roof of the tympanic cavity, related to part of the petrous portion of the temporal bone.
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