integument
Origin of tegument
Classical Latin tegumentum from tegere, to cover: see thatchtegument
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tegument
noun
A natural outer covering; an integument.
Origin of tegument
Middle English from Latin tegumentum from tegere to cover ; see (s)teg- in Indo-European roots.Related Forms:
- teg′u·men′ta·ry teg′u·men′tal
adjective
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Origin
From Latin tegumentum, from tegere "˜to cover'.
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tegument - Medical Definition
n.
A natural outer covering; an integument.
Related Forms:
- teg′u·men′ta·ry (-mĕn′tə-rē, -mĕn′trē) teg′u·men′tal (-mĕn′tl)
adj.
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