About The Word Tegument
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Tegument
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What's The Definition Of Tegument?
[n] a natural protective covering of the body; site of the sense of touch; "your skin is the largest organ of your body"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Tegument: cutis | skin Related Terms | Find terms related to Tegument: See Also | agnail | blackhead | body covering | buff | comedo | connective tissue | corium | crease | crinkle | cuticle | derma | dermis | dewlap | epidermis | foreskin | freckle | free nerve ending | furrow | hangnail | integumentary system | investment | lentigo | line | liver spot | macula | macule | melanin | milium | Pacinian corpuscle | pore | prepuce | scab | scalp | seam | skin cell | skin graft | sudoriferous gland | sweat gland | thick skin | whitehead | wrinkle Tegument In Webster's Dictionary \Teg"u*ment\, n. [L. tegumentum, from tegere to cover.
See {Thatch}, n., and cf. {Detect}, {Protect}.]
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.
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