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

Epithelial tissues include the epidermis of the integument, the lining of the digestive tract and trachea, and make up the ducts of the liver and glands of advanced animals.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015

Although most of the data appears logical, the values for the distribution of blood to the integument may seem surprising.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

Episperm, ep′i-spėrm, n. the outer integument of a seed.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various