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teg·u·ment
(tĕg′yə-mənt)n.
A natural outer covering; an integument.
teg′u·men′ta·ry (-mĕn′tə-rē, -mĕn′trē), teg′u·men′tal (-mĕn′tl) adj.
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tegument
(ˈtɛɡjʊmənt)n
(Biology) a less common word for integument
[C15: from Latin tegumentum a covering, from tegere to cover]
tegumental, ˌteguˈmentary adj
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teg•u•ment
(ˈtɛg yə mənt)n.
a covering or vestment; integument.
teg`u•men′tal (-ˈmɛn tl) teg`u•men′ta•ry, adj.
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| Noun | 1. |  tegument - a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch; "your skin is the largest organ of your body"investment - outer layer or covering of an organ or part or organism thick skin - skin that is very thick (as an elephant or rhinoceros) body covering - any covering for the body or a body part pressure point - an area on the skin that is highly sensitive to pressure; "you must know the pressure points in order to administer shiatsu" buff - bare skin; naked; "swimming in the buff" dewlap - a hanging fold of loose skin on an elderly person's neck skin cell - any of the cells making up the skin macule, macula - a patch of skin that is discolored but not usually elevated; caused by various diseases liver spot - a type of skin disease that causes brown spots on the skin pore - any small opening in the skin or outer surface of an animal scab - the crustlike surface of a healing skin lesion connective tissue - tissue of mesodermal origin consisting of e.g. collagen fibroblasts and fatty cells; supports organs and fills spaces between them and forms tendons and ligaments sudoriferous gland, sweat gland - any of the glands in the skin that secrete perspiration integumentary system - the skin and its appendages free nerve ending - microscopic sensory nerve endings in the skin that are not connected to any specific sensory receptor Pacinian corpuscle - a specialized bulblike nerve ending located in the subcutaneous tissue of the skin; occurs abundantly in the skin of palms and soles and joints and genitals scalp - the skin that covers the top of the head; "they wanted to take his scalp as a trophy" cuticle - the dead skin at the base of a fingernail or toenail agnail, hangnail - a loose narrow strip of skin near the base of a fingernail; tearing it produces a painful sore that is easily infected crinkle, wrinkle, furrow, crease, seam, line - a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface; "his face has many lines"; "ironing gets rid of most wrinkles" melanin - insoluble pigments that account for the color of e.g. skin and scales and feathers |
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Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
teg·u·ment
n. tegumento, la piel;
estructura de cubierta.
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