tegmental

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adjective

Of or pertaining to tegmentum, or the ventral portion of the mesencephalon.

“The projections to the frontal lobe that are damaged in schizophrenia originate in the ventral tegmental area.”

OriginProto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← English tegmentum →
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Meanings

adjectivetegmental (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf or pertaining to tegmentum, or the ventral portion of the mesencephalon.

    The projections to the frontal lobe that are damaged in schizophrenia originate in the ventral tegmental area.

Origin

  1. Englishtegmentum
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  4. Englishtegmental

From tegmentum + -al.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with tegmental

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APA

tegmental. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tegmental

MLA

“tegmental.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tegmental. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tegmental,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tegmental.

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