tegmental
tegmental adjective: of or pertaining to tegmentum, or the ventral portion of the mesencephalon.
Adjective
tegmental (not comparable)
- 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.
Origin of tegmental
From tegmentum + -al.
Words formed from tegmental
Phrases with tegmental
Words that rhyme with tegmental
- mental
- transcendental
- accidental
- complemental
- gentle
- elemental
- oriental
- rental
- trental
- continental
- dental
- experimental
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- instrumental
- incruental
- lentil
- predental
- temperamental
- bidental
- cental
- coincidental
- decremental
- documental
- emolumental
- environmental
- firmamental
- interdental
- interdepartmental
- judgmental
- occidental
- parliamental
- pseudodental
- submental
- supradental
- addental
- adjustmental
- advectional
- affectational
- agro-environmental
- alimental
- alveolodental
- amental
- antidental
- apartmental
- apicodental
- aplacental
- argental
- argumental
- atlantodental
- atramental
- bimental
- bioenvironmental
- biparental
- cemental
- cervicomental
- cliental
- compartmental
- componental
- craniodental
- departmental
- developmental
Questions about tegmental
- What does tegmental mean?
- Tegmental means of or pertaining to tegmentum, or the ventral portion of the mesencephalon.
- What part of speech is tegmental?
- Tegmental is an adjective.
Words near tegmental in the dictionary
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