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

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

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

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

A singular modification is often undergone by the integument affected with erysipelas which has also been the seat of other cutaneous disorders.

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