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The framework of internal supports (a false endoskeleton) within an arthropod head, formed by ingrowths of the exoskeleton called apophyses.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
The tentorium cerebelli, an extension of the dura mater that separates the cerebellum from the inferior portion of the occipital lobes.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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(anatomy) a fold of dura mater that covers the cerebellum and supports the occipital lobes of the cerebrum
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: fold, plica
History
Early 19th century: from Latin tentorium, literally ‘tent’.
