integument

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Similar to a hypodermic needle, a nematode uses its stylet to pierce cells and pull out food -- in this case from the pseudoscorpion's hypodermis, part of the outer covering known as the integument.

From Science Daily • Jun. 6, 2024

Mammalian integument, or skin, includes secretory glands with various functions.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015

This is covered by a layer known as the integument.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015

As you will note in Figure 20.9, approximately 21 percent of the venous blood is located in venous networks within the liver, bone marrow, and integument.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

The desiccation en masse is doubtless due to the evaporation of a portion of the fluid exuded into the superficial strata of the integument, and the consequent inspissation of the pus.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various