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Meaning of "tectal" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF TECTAL

tectal  [ˈtɛktəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TECTAL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Tectal is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES TECTAL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

tectal

Midbrain tectum

The tectum is a region of the brain, specifically the dorsal part of the mesencephalon. This is contrasted with the tegmentum, which refers to the region ventral to the ventricular system. The tectum is responsible for auditory and visual reflexes. It is derived in embryonic development from the alar plate of the neural tube.

Definition of tectal in the English dictionary

The definition of tectal in the dictionary is of or relating to the tectum.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TECTAL


anorectal
ˌeɪnəʊˈrɛktəl
bidialectal
ˌbaɪdaɪəˈlɛktəl
colorectal
ˌkəʊləʊˈrɛktəl
dialectal
ˌdaɪəˈlektəl
ductal
ˈdʌktəl
edictal
ˈiːdɪktəl
fractal
ˈfræktəl
ictal
ˈɪktəl
idiolectal
ˌɪdɪəˈlektəl
interdialectal
ˌɪntəˌdaɪəˈlektəl
multidialectal
ˌmʌltɪˌdaɪəˈlektəl
notonectal
ˌnəʊtəʊˈnɛktəl
octal
ˈɒktəl
oviductal
ˌəʊvɪˈdʌktəl
prerectal
priːˈrektəl
proctal
prɒktəl
rectal
ˈrɛktəl
retinotectal
ˌrɛtɪnəʊˈtɛktəl
rictal
ˈrɪktəl
tridactyl
traɪˈdæktəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TECTAL

technopolis
technopolitan
technopop
technospeak
technostress
technostructure
techy
teckel
tectibranch
tectibranchiate
tectiform
tectonic
tectonically
tectonics
tectonism
tectorial membrane
tectrices
tectricial
tectrix
tectum

WORDS THAT END LIKE TECTAL

brutal
capital
Continental
crystal
dental
digital
environmental
experimental
fundamental
horizontal
hospital
incremental
mental
metal
oriental
portal
postal
rental
total
vital

Synonyms and antonyms of tectal in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «tectal» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TECTAL

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The translations of tectal from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «tectal» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

顶盖
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

tectal
570 millions of speakers

English

tectal
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

tectal
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سقفي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

tectal
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

tectal
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

tectal
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

tectal
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tektal
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

tectalen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

視蓋
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

tectal
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tectal
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tectal
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

tectal
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अध्यात्मिक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tectal
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

tectal
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

tectal
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

tectal
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

tectal
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τετράδυμου
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

tectal
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tectal
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tectal
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of tectal

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TECTAL»

The term «tectal» is normally little used and occupies the 133.388 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TECTAL» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about tectal

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TECTAL»

Discover the use of tectal in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to tectal and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Tumors of the Pediatric Central Nervous System
Lesions involving the tectal plate or the tegmentum may extend upward to the thalamus or downward to the pons, displacing rather than infiltrating these structures.20'41 The majority of tumors in this area have a solid consistency with intense ...
Robert F Keating, James Tait Goodrich, 2011
2
Neuro-Oncology of CNS Tumors
Epidemiology Brainstem tumors include perhaps the most malignant pediatric brain tumor - the diffuse brain- stem glioma - and the most benign, the tectal glio- ma. Brainstem tumors make up approximately 5% of pediatric brain tumors; those  ...
J.-C. Tonn, Manfred Westphal, 2006
3
Principles & Practice of Neuro-Oncology: A Multidisciplinary ...
Management of tectal glioma in childhood. Pediatr Neurol. 2005;33(1):33–38. 53. Yeh DD, Warnick RE, Ernst RJ. Management strategy for adult patients with dorsal midbrain gliomas. Neurosurgery. 2002;50(4):735–738; discussion 738. 54 .
Abhijit Guha MSc, MD, FRCSC, FACS, Susan M. Chang MD, Michael A. Vogelbaum MD, PhD, FACS, 2010
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The Central Nervous System of Vertebrates: With Posters
It will be clear that the picture outlined above only presents the main features of tectal neuronal morphology and organisation and that a number of variations, deviations and specializations have been observed. For such details, the reader is ...
R. Nieuwenhuys, Hendrik Jan Donkelaar, Charles Nicholson, 1998
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Spike-timing dependent plasticity
RGC axon arbors at stages 40–41 cover a substantial area of the tectum, such that a single tectal cell receives inputs from many different RGCs at many different positions across the retina. Zhang et al. (1998) used this feature to examine how ...
Henry Markram
6
Oncology of CNS Tumors
25.7 Follow-Up/Specific Problems and Measures After treatment of the hydrocephalus associated with tectal tumors, follow-up MR scans to evaluate the tumor can be obtained yearly for 2–3 years, then every 2 years for 6 years, then every 3 ...
Jörg-Christian Tonn, Manfred Westphal, J. T. Rutka, 2010
7
Brain Circuits and Functions of the Mind: Essays in Honor of ...
Tectal reimplantation after rotation or inversion When a square piece of tectal tissue is dissected free (Figure 4.1 A), rotated 90° counterclockwise about the dorsoventral axis, and then reimplanted to the same tectum (Figure 4. IB), occasionally ...
Roger Wolcott Sperry, Colwyn B. Trevarthern, 1990
8
Brain Imaging: Case Review Series
L (I) 45 DIAGNOSIS: TECTAL-PLATE GLIOMA Differential Diagnosis: Other uncommon lesions of the tectum such as Metastases, Cavernous Angioma, Hamartoma in Neurofibromatosis type-I Imaging Findings: An altered signal intensity mass ...
Arora Ankur, Puri Sunil Kumar, Upreti Lalendra, 2011
9
Complex Worlds from Simpler Nervous Systems
Pretectal Perceptual Sharpening At this stage in our consideration of the neuronal correlates of configurational perception, let us pose a hypothesis: The visual response properties of tectal T5.2 neurons (preference ep versus ea; inhibition by ...
Frederick R. Prete, 2004
10
Vision: Coding and Efficiency
When the reciprocal translocation is combined with 180° rotation of both tectal reimplants, the reestablished retinotectal projection shows the corresponding reciprocal transposition and the localized 180° rotation within the tectal reimplants ...
Colin Blakemore, 1993

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TECTAL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term tectal is used in the context of the following news items.
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Charity golf day hoping to tee up Disneyland trip for 12-year-old …
The firm wants to raise cash to send the boy, who has a glioma tectal tumour, which puts pressure on his brain, to the theme park in Florida. The Nottingham ... «Nottingham Post, Jul 15»
2
Youngster makes best of circumstances
He suffered from a tectal plate glioma, a low-grade tumor, which caused an excessive accumulation of fluid in the brain. Schwartz was diagnosed at the ... «Clovis News Journal, Jun 15»
3
Jeff Jacobs: Streelman Teams With Travelers To Grant Young Fan's …
It was a tectal glioma. Surgery would reveal the tumor was benign, but it also was inoperable. lRelated Pictures: 2015 Travelers Championship Celebrity Pro-Am. «Hartford Courant, Jun 15»
4
Enjoy the long weekend at Feckfest
Since being diagnosed with a Tectal Glioma Brain Tumour and having had two brain surgeries, Rafe and friends and family have raised more than £50,000 for ... «Redditch Advertiser, May 15»
5
Caddying at the Masters
My mom and I went to the pediatrician and within four days, I was diagnosed with tectal glioma, a brain tumor. I was super scared and shocked, it didn't seem like ... «Spruce Grove Examiner, Apr 15»
6
Joy of Golf: Kevin Streelman made Masters wishes come true
Ethan has tectal glioma – a condition where an inoperable brain tumor blocks the body's ability to circulate spinal fluid. Ethan has to go through regular painful ... «Sport360°, Apr 15»
7
Low maternal DHA seriously impacts baby brain development: Frog …
“Neurons were morphologically simpler in tadpoles from frogs fed the deficient diet compared with the adequate diet,” revealed the authors – adding that tectal ... «NutraIngredients.com, Apr 15»
8
Mimpi Remaja Pengidap Tumor Otak yang Terwujud di US Masters
... para staf medis membuat lubang baru agar cairan tulang belakang mengalir," kata bocah 13 tahun tersebut menceritakan tentang kondisinya, tectal glioma. «CNN Indonesia, Apr 15»
9
[4편]똑똑한 뇌, 머리가 아닌 '몸'을 써라
BDNF increases synapse density in dendrites of developing tectal neurons in vivo. Development). 이런 촉진제가 뉴런의 연결을 더 튼튼하게 하고 뇌세포가 죽지 ... «브레인, Apr 15»
10
Boy With Brain Tumor 'Just Wanted To Go To The Masters.' This Pro …
An avid golf-fan, Ethan was diagnosed with tectal glioma — a rare, inoperable brain tumor — two years ago, and connected with Streelman through the ... «Daily Caller, Apr 15»

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