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 layer of sporophyte tissue that surrounds the megasporangium, and later, the embryo, is called the integument.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015
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
This disorder arises when defective valves allow blood to accumulate within the veins, causing them to distend, twist, and become visible on the surface of the integument.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
In a few hours the inhabitant drops his integument.
From Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast by Drake, Samuel Adams
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
