protective covering
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The pictures show a protective covering marked "Larson".
From BBC • Feb. 28, 2024
Normally, barriers exist within the protective covering of the brain, called the meninges, to prevent unwanted spillage into the brain.
From Science Daily • Dec. 4, 2023
An MRI found spots in his brain and spinal cord where something had attacked the protective covering on the nerves.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 15, 2022
If the egg develops outside the body, it usually has a protective covering over it.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
Around the whole, the embryonic tissue has been forming into a strong protective covering, some of which finally becomes cartilage, and some bone.
From Embryology The Beginnings of Life by Leighton, Gerald R.