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integument

[in-teg-yuh-muhnt] / ɪnˈtɛg yə mənt /


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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

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

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

In Sepia the integument is produced laterally into two muscular fins, rather narrow and of uniform breadth running the whole length of the body, but separated by a notch behind.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" by Various




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