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Definition of Tegument
1. Noun. A natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch. "Your skin is the largest organ of your body"
Exact synonyms: Cutis, Skin
Specialized synonyms: Investment, Thick Skin, Skin Graft, Buff, Dewlap, Foreskin, Prepuce, Foreskin, Prepuce, Scalp, Cuticle, Agnail, Hangnail
Generic synonyms: Body Covering, Connective Tissue
Terms within: Pressure Point, Cuticle, Epidermis, Skin Cell, Corium, Derma, Dermis, Macula, Macule, Freckle, Lentigo, Liver Spot, Milium, Whitehead, Blackhead, Comedo, Pore, Scab, Sudoriferous Gland, Sweat Gland, Free Nerve Ending, Pacinian Corpuscle, Crease, Crinkle, Furrow, Line, Seam, Wrinkle
Group relationships: Integumentary System
Terms within: Melanin
Derivative terms: Cutaneal, Skin, Skinny
Specialized synonyms: Investment, Thick Skin, Skin Graft, Buff, Dewlap, Foreskin, Prepuce, Foreskin, Prepuce, Scalp, Cuticle, Agnail, Hangnail
Generic synonyms: Body Covering, Connective Tissue
Terms within: Pressure Point, Cuticle, Epidermis, Skin Cell, Corium, Derma, Dermis, Macula, Macule, Freckle, Lentigo, Liver Spot, Milium, Whitehead, Blackhead, Comedo, Pore, Scab, Sudoriferous Gland, Sweat Gland, Free Nerve Ending, Pacinian Corpuscle, Crease, Crinkle, Furrow, Line, Seam, Wrinkle
Group relationships: Integumentary System
Terms within: Melanin
Derivative terms: Cutaneal, Skin, Skinny
Definition of Tegument
1. n. A cover or covering; an integument.
Definition of Tegument
1. Noun. Something which covers; a covering or coating. ¹
2. Noun. (context: anatomy obsolete) A natural covering of the body or of a bodily organ; an integument. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Tegument
1. a covering [n -S] - See also: covering
Medical Definition of Tegument
1. 1. A cover or covering; an integument. 2. Especially, the covering of a living body, or of some part or organ of such a body; skin; hide. Origin: L. Tegumentum, from tegere to cover. See Thatch, and cf. Detect, Protect. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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