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Definition of: tomentum
(tə·men′təm) noun plural ·ta (-tə)
1. Anat. A network of small blood vessels of the pia mater where applied to the brain or spinal cord.
2. Bot. A form of pubescence composed of matted woolly hairs. [<L. See TOMENTOSE.]
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