supratentorial

supratentorial
Denoting cranial contents located above the tentorium cerebelli; often used to describe functional symptoms.

* * *

su·pra·ten·to·ri·al -ten-'tōr-ē-əl adj relating to, occurring in, affecting, or being the tissues overlying the tentorium cerebelli <a \supratentorial glioma>
su·pra·ten·to·ri·al·ly adv

* * *

su·pra·ten·to·ri·al (soo″prə-tən-torґe-əl) superior to the tentorium of the cerebellum.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

Игры ⚽ Поможем решить контрольную работу

Look at other dictionaries:

  • supratentorial — Situado por encima de una tienda o tentorium. Diccionario Mosby Medicina, Enfermería y Ciencias de la Salud, Ediciones Hancourt, S.A. 1999 …   Diccionario médico

  • supratentorial — supratentoriál adj. m., pl. supratentoriáli; f. sg. supratentoriálă, pl. supratentoriále Trimis de siveco, 10.08.2004. Sursa: Dicţionar ortografic …   Dicționar Român

  • Supratentorial — In anatomy the supratentorial region of the brain is the part located above the tentorium cerebelli; the part of the brain below it is the infratentorial region. The supratentorial region contains the cerebrum while the infratentorial region… …   Wikipedia

  • supratentorial — adj. in the brain or head; used to say a condition is psychiatric instead of neurological. This patient s problem is supratentorial. We can t do anything for him here in the ER …   English slang

  • supratentorial — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ at supra + adjective Etymology: supra + tentorial : situated above or affecting the structures overlying the tentorium of the brain progressive supratentorial disease …   Useful english dictionary

  • supratentorial — adjective above the tentorium of the brain See Also: infratentorial …   Wiktionary

  • supratentorial — su·pra·tentorial …   English syllables

  • supratentorial — Having to do with the upper part of the brain …   English dictionary of cancer terms

  • Brain herniation — Classification and external resources MRI showing injury due to brain herniation ICD 10 G …   Wikipedia

  • List of cancer types — This is a list of cancer types, ordered alphabetically.A*Acute lymphoblastic leukemia *Acute myeloid leukemia *Adrenocortical carcinoma *AIDS related cancers *AIDS related lymphoma *Anal cancer *Appendix cancer *Astrocytoma, childhood cerebellar… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”