n. 1. A covering or integument of an organ or body part. 2. The ventral part of the midbrain. [Latin tegumentum, tegmentum, covering, from tegere, to cover; see (s)teg- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] teg·mental (-təl) adj. |
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