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integument

[in-teg-yuh-muhnt] / ɪnˈtɛg yə mənt /


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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

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

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015

This is covered by a layer known as the integument.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015

The anterior tibial artery is located between the tibia and fibula, and supplies blood to the muscles and integument of the anterior tibial region.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

The presence of a perianth is a feature suggestive of an approach to the floral structure of Angiosperms; the prolongation of the integument furnishes the flowers with a substitute for a stigma and style.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 "Gyantse" to "Hallel" by Various




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