- tec|tal
- tec|tal «TEHK tuhl», adjective.of or having to do with a tectum; tectorial.
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tec — agua·ca·tec; an·a·tec·tic; an·chi·eu·tec·tic; ar·chi·tec·ton·ic; ar·chi·tec·ton·i·ca; ar·chi·tec·ton·i·cal·ly; ar·chi·tec·ton·ics; ar·chi·tec·tur·al; az·tec; az·tec·an; chi·co·mu·cel·tec; chi·nan·tec; chi·nan·tec·an; cho·le·cys·tec·to·my;… … English syllables
tal — ac·ci·den·tal·ism; ac·ci·den·tal·ist; ac·ci·den·tal·i·ty; ac·ci·den·tal·ly; ac·e·tal; ac·e·tal·ize; ac·mon·i·tal; ac·quit·tal; acrop·e·tal; ac·ti·no·my·ce·tal; ad·i·po·so·gen·i·tal; ad·rec·tal; adre·no·gen·i·tal; aer·odon·tal·gia; agres·tal;… … English syllables
tectal — tec·tal … English syllables
tectum — tec•tum [[t]ˈtɛk təm[/t]] n. pl. tums, ta ( tə). anat., zool. anat. zool. a rooflike structure • Etymology: 1900–05; < NL, L tēctum roof, n. use of neut. of tēctus, ptp. of tegere to cover tec′tal, tec•to′ri•al ˈtɔr i əl, ˈtoʊr adj … From formal English to slang
pretectal — pre·tec·tal tek təl adj occurring in or being the transitional zone of the brain stem between the midbrain and the diencephalon that is situated rostral to the superior colliculus and is associated esp. with the analysis and distribution of light … Medical dictionary
ret — abi·u·ret; amo·ret·to; aph·ae·ret·ic; ap·o·ret·ic; apy·ret·ic; ar·bo·ret; ar·ret; ar·sen·iu·ret·ted; ba·ret·ta; bar·ret; bar·ret·ter; be·ret; ber·ret·ti·no; bi·ret·ta; bi·u·ret; car·bu·ret·ant; car·bu·ret·or; ca·ret·ta; ca·ret·to·che·lyd·i·dae;… … English syllables
spinotectal — Passing upward from the spinal cord to the tectum. SYN: spinocollicular. * * * spi·no·tec·tal (spi″no tekґtəl) tectospinal … Medical dictionary
tectal — Relating to a tectum. * * * tec·tal tek təl adj of or relating to a tectum esp of or relating to the tectum mesencephali <tectal lesions> … Medical dictionary
retinotectal — ret·i·no·tec·tal .ret ən ō tek təl adj of, relating to, or being the nerve fibers connecting the retina and the tectum of the midbrain <retinotectal pathways> … Medical dictionary
spinotectal tract — spi·no·tec·tal tract .spī nō .tek təl n an ascending tract of nerve fibers in each lateral funiculus of white matter of the spinal cord that passes upward and terminates in the superior colliculus of the opposite side * * * tractus spinotectalis … Medical dictionary
