integument

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An outer protective covering such as the feathers or skin of an animal, a rind or shell
The outer layer of an ovule, which develops into the seed coat
An outer protective covering such as the feathers or skin of an animal or rind or shell
an outer protective covering such as the skin of an animal or a cuticle or seed coat or rind or shell
something such as a shell which covers something else (integumentum, from tegere ). Covering of the body, which protects it from the outside world and from drying out. In humans and other mammals it consists of the skin (including outer epidermis and inner dermis) and its related structures, including hair, nails, and sebaceous and sweat glands
the outer covering of the body
The outermost layer of tissue enveloping the nucleus of the ovule; develops into the seed coat
a covering which invests the body, as the skin, or a membrane that invests a particular part
That which naturally invests or covers another thing, as the testa or the tegmen of a seed; specifically Anat
{i} natural protective covering, outer coating (Anatomy, Zoology, Botany)
Latin in = on, tegmen = roof, hence the skin coat
An ovules envelope
ıntegument
{n} a covering, membrane, skin
integumentary
{s} of or pertaining to a natural protective covering, of an outer coating (Anatomy, Zoology, Botany)
integumentary
of, related to, or composed of integuments
integumentary
Belonging to, or composed of, integuments
integumentary
of or relating to the integument
integuments
plural of integument
Turkish - English

Definition of integument in Turkish English dictionary

ıntegument
(Tıp) integument
integument

    Hyphenation

    in·te·gu·ment

    Turkish pronunciation

    întegyımınt

    Pronunciation

    /ənˈtegyəmənt/ /ɪnˈtɛɡjəmənt/

    Etymology

    () From Latin integumentum (“a covering”).
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