Definition of tegument Tegument

teg•u•ment

We found 7 definitions of tegument from 5 different sources.

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WordNet

Noun
tegument - a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch; "your skin is the largest organ of your body"
		skin, cutis
		connective tissue tissue of mesodermal origin consisting of e.g. collagen fibroblasts and fatty cells; supports organs and fills spaces between them and forms tendons and ligaments
		body covering any covering for the body or a body part
		integumentary system the skin and its appendages
		investment the ceremonial act of clothing someone in the insignia of an office; the formal promotion of a person to an office or rank
		thick skin skin that is very thick (as an elephant or rhinoceros)
		pressure point an area on the skin that is highly sensitive to pressure; "you must know the pressure points in order to administer shiatsu"
		skin graft a piece of skin taken from a donor area and surgically grafted at the site of an injury or burn
		buff an implement consisting of soft material mounted on a block; used for polishing (as in manicuring)
		dewlap a hanging fold of loose skin on an elderly person's neck
		epidermis, cuticle the outer layer of the skin covering the exterior body surface of vertebrates
		skin cell any of the cells making up the skin
		corium, derma, dermis the deep vascular inner layer of the skin
		macule, macula a patch of skin that is discolored but not usually elevated; caused by various diseases
		freckle, lentigo a small brownish spot (of the pigment melanin) on the skin
		liver spot a type of skin disease that causes brown spots on the skin
		milium, whitehead a small whitish lump in the skin due to a clogged sebaceous gland
		blackhead, comedo a black-tipped plug clogging a pore of the skin
		pore any small opening in the skin or outer surface of an animal
		scab the crustlike surface of a healing skin lesion
		sudoriferous gland, sweat gland any of the glands in the skin that secrete perspiration
		free nerve ending microscopic sensory nerve endings in the skin that are not connected to any specific sensory receptor
		pacinian corpuscle a specialized bulblike nerve ending located in the subcutaneous tissue of the skin; occurs abundantly in the skin of palms and soles and joints and genitals
		foreskin, prepuce a fold of skin covering the tip of the penis
		foreskin, prepuce a fold of skin covering the tip of the penis
		scalp the skin that covers the top of the head; "they wanted to take his scalp as a trophy"
		cuticle the dead skin at the base of a fingernail or toenail
		agnail, hangnail a loose narrow strip of skin near the base of a fingernail; tearing it produces a painful sore that is easily infected
		crinkle, furrow, crease, seam, wrinkle, line a long shallow trench in the ground (especially one made by a plow)

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Wiktionary

tegument (Noun)
Something which covers; a covering or coating.
tegument (Noun)
A natural covering of the body or of a bodily organ; an integument.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

tegument (n.)
A cover or covering; an integument.
tegument (n.)
Especially, the covering of a living body, or of some part or organ of such a body; skin; hide.