Definition of intersegmental in English:
intersegmental
adjective ˌɪntəsɛɡˈmɛnt(ə)lˌin(t)ərseɡˈmen(t)l
Zoology Situated or occurring between segments.
Example sentencesExamples
- Partial intersegmental division exists on the dorsal surface; the ventral surface has a rounded protuberance on its anterior proximal margin.
- This was usually seen on the dorsal abdomen, particularly in the region of the intersegmental membrane.
- With 3 or 4 preabdomen segments, a modified system of intersegmental muscles and tendons may have been evolved to act as a pump.
- As in other Crabro species, the wasp's egg is attached to the soft intersegmental membrane of the cervix [throat] where the larva can readily penetrate the cuticle with its mandibles.
- This innervation pattern is repeated in all three thoracic ganglia, and it appears that each of these intersegmental axons supplies the VACs of all three ganglia with NOS-containing collaterals.
Definition of intersegmental in US English:
intersegmental
adjectiveˌin(t)ərseɡˈmen(t)l
Zoology Situated or occurring between segments.
Example sentencesExamples
- This was usually seen on the dorsal abdomen, particularly in the region of the intersegmental membrane.
- With 3 or 4 preabdomen segments, a modified system of intersegmental muscles and tendons may have been evolved to act as a pump.
- This innervation pattern is repeated in all three thoracic ganglia, and it appears that each of these intersegmental axons supplies the VACs of all three ganglia with NOS-containing collaterals.
- Partial intersegmental division exists on the dorsal surface; the ventral surface has a rounded protuberance on its anterior proximal margin.
- As in other Crabro species, the wasp's egg is attached to the soft intersegmental membrane of the cervix [throat] where the larva can readily penetrate the cuticle with its mandibles.