Tegument
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈtɛɡ.jʊ.mənt/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Tegument is a noun meaning (uncommon) Something which covers; a covering or coating.
Meaning
(uncommon) Something which covers; a covering or coating.
More Meanings
- (anatomy, obsolete) A natural covering of the body or of a bodily organ; an integument.
Example Sentences
1658: But in the Homericall Urne of Patroclus, whatever was the solid Tegument, we finde the immediate covering to be a purple peece of silk — Sir Thomas Browne, Urne-Burial (Penguin 2005, p. 21)
Word Forms
- teguments
Synonyms for tegument
Depending on context, synonyms include skin, cutis.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include cutis, skin, spinous, tunic, integument, tingle.
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