Word Study
tectorial
CIDE DICTIONARY
tectorial, a. [L. tectorius.].
Of or pertaining to covering; -- applied to a membrane immediately over the organ of Corti in the internal ear. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
tectorial, adj. Anat.
1 forming a covering.
2 (in full tectorial membrane) the membrane covering the organ of Corti (see CORTI) in the inner ear.
1 forming a covering.
2 (in full tectorial membrane) the membrane covering the organ of Corti (see CORTI) in the inner ear.
Etymology
L tectorium a cover (as TECTRIX)
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