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

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

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015

These arteries supply blood to the deep muscles of the thigh as well as ventral and lateral regions of the integument.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

Verbascum prepared in olive oil or fluid petroleum has the same effect as any oil; excellent in chronic disease of the integument; negative in middle ear disease.

From New, Old, and Forgotten Remedies: Papers by Many Writers by Anshutz, Edward Pollock