segmentation

(seg′men tās̸hən, -mən-)

noun

  1. a dividing or being divided into segments
  2. Biol. the progressive growth and cleavage of a single cell into many others to form a new organism

See segmentation in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. Division into segments.
  2. Embryology See cleavage.

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