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tectorial, a. Anat.|tɛkˈtɔərɪəl|
[f. L. tectōrium covering, a cover (f. tectōrius: see next) + -al1.]
Covering like a roof: applied to a membrane in the internal ear (see quot.).
1890Billings Nat. Med. Dict., Tectorial membrane, a gelatinous structure covering [the] organ of Corti, stretching from upper part of the limbus spiralis over the outer hair-cells. |