tegmental

adj

tegmental

adj

Etymology From tegmentum + -al.

1

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.

Derived terms: mammillotegmental, mammilotegmental, pallidotegmental, reticulotegmental, transtegmental, ventral tegmental area

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