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

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

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015

A double-layered integument protects the megasporangium and, later, the embryo sac.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015

The pelvic organs and integument drain into the internal iliac vein, which forms from several smaller veins in the region, including the umbilical veins that run on either side of the bladder.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

This condition of the integument and the abscess of the knee-joint were followed by diarrhoea, on which medicines had no beneficial effect.

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