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Integumentary

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in·teg·u·ment  (n-tgy-mnt)
n.
1. A natural outer covering or coat, such as the skin of an animal or the membrane enclosing an organ.
2. Botany The envelope of an ovule.

[Latin integumentum, from integere, to cover : in-, on; see in-2 + tegere, to cover; see (s)teg- in Indo-European roots.]

in·tegu·menta·ry (-mnt-r, -mntr) adj.
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Adj.1.integumentary - of or relating to the integument

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To facilitate target organ comparisons between rats and mice, we grouped the tissue codes for the target sites into 11 basic target categories: 1, digestive system; 2, liver; 3, cardiovascular system; 4, endocrine system; 5, hematopoietic system; 6, integumentary system; 7, nervous system, brain, and sensory organs; 8, reproductive system; 9, respiratory system; 10, urinary tract; and 11, other (body regions, muscle, skeleton, etc.
 
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