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subtentorial

adjective
sub·tentorial | \ ¦səb+ \

Definition of subtentorial 

: situated or occurring under the tentorium a subtentorial tumor

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sub- + tentorial

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subtenant

subtend

subtense

subtentorial

subtenure

subterete

subterfuge

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