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

The layer of sporophyte tissue that surrounds the megasporangium, and later, the embryo, is called the integument.

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

PATHOLOGY.—The anatomical structure of the lesions in varicella is largely a matter of inference, since there has been but small opportunity of studying the disorder as displayed in sections of the morbid integument.

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