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cerebrotectal

cerebrotectal adjective: relating to the cerebrum and the tectum.

Adjective

cerebrotectal (not comparable)

  1. Relating to the cerebrum and the tectum.
    • Following an additional 1-week recovery period, the brain and spinal cord rostral to the second TX were removed, the choroid plexus stripped off to uncover the brain ventricles and the cerebrotectal commissure cut along the dorsal midline.2015 September 15, “Antisense Morpholino Oligonucleotides Reduce Neurofilament Synthesis and Inhibit Axon Regeneration in Lamprey Reticulospinal Neurons”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of cerebrotectal

From cerebro- + tectal.

Questions about cerebrotectal

What does cerebrotectal mean?
Cerebrotectal means relating to the cerebrum and the tectum.
What part of speech is cerebrotectal?
Cerebrotectal is an adjective.

Words near cerebrotectal in the dictionary

  1. cerebrospinal fluid
  2. cerebrospinal fluids
  3. cerebrospinal meningitis
  4. cerebrosplanchnic
  5. cerebrosterol
  6. cerebrotectal
  7. cerebrotendineous
  8. cerebrotendinous
  9. cerebrotomies
  10. cerebrotomy
  11. cerebrotonia

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