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
A double-layered integument protects the megasporangium and, later, the embryo sac.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015
These changes result in selective vasodilation in the skeletal muscles, heart, lungs, liver, and integument.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
As you will note in Figure 20.9, approximately 21 percent of the venous blood is located in venous networks within the liver, bone marrow, and integument.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
It is an irritation of the integument in the cleft of the foot, slightly resembling incipient hoof-ail, and producing lameness.
From Sheep, Swine, and Poultry Embracing the History and Varieties of Each; The Best Modes of Breeding; Their Feeding and Management; Together with etc. by Jennings, Robert
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