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

Several other characteristics are distinctive to mammals, including certain features of the jaw, skeleton, integument, and internal anatomy.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015

The integument contains an opening called the micropyle, through which the pollen tube enters the embryo sac.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015

The odor of putrefaction is commonly very marked within twenty-four hours after the receipt of the injury, the integument slightly reddened about the wound, and the surrounding parts somewhat oedematous.

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