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integumentary system
integumentary systemn. The bodily system consisting of the skin and its associated structures, such as the hair, nails, sweat glands, and sebaceous glands.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | integumentary system - the skin and its appendagessystem - a group of physiologically or anatomically related organs or parts; "the body has a system of organs for digestion"cutis, skin, tegument - a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch; "your skin is the largest organ of your body"hair - a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss; "he combed his hair"; "each hair consists of layers of dead keratinized cells"glandulae sebaceae, sebaceous follicle, sebaceous gland - a cutaneous gland that secretes sebum (usually into a hair follicle) for lubricating hair and skinnail - horny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digits |
integumentary system
integumentary system: see skinskin,
the flexible tissue (integument) enclosing the body of vertebrate animals. In humans and other mammals, the skin operates a complex organ of numerous structures (sometimes called the integumentary system) serving vital protective and metabolic functions.
..... Click the link for more information. .integumentary system[in¦teg·yə¦men·trē ′sis·təm] (anatomy) A system encompassing the integument and its derivatives. integumentary system
in·teg·u·ment (in-teg'yū-ment), [TA] 1. The enveloping membrane of the body; includes, in addition to the epidermis and dermis, all the derivatives of the epidermis, for example, hairs, nails, sudoriferous and sebaceous glands, and mammary glands, as well as the subcutaneous tissue. 2. The rind, capsule, or covering of any body or part. Synonym(s): tegument (2) Synonym(s): integumentum commune [TA], integumentary system, tegument (1) [L. integumentum, a covering, fr. intego, to cover] integumentary systemn. The bodily system consisting of the skin and its associated structures, such as the hair, nails, sweat glands, and sebaceous glands.FinancialSeeSkinintegumentary system
Words related to integumentary systemnoun the skin and its appendagesRelated Words- system
- cutis
- skin
- tegument
- hair
- glandulae sebaceae
- sebaceous follicle
- sebaceous gland
- nail
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