tegument
[ teg-yuh-muh nt ]
/ ˈtɛg yə mənt /
noun
a covering or vestment; integument.
Origin of tegument
OTHER WORDS FROM tegument
teg·u·men·tal [teg-yuh-men-tl] /ˌtɛg yəˈmɛn tl/, teg·u·men·ta·ry [teg-yuh-men-tuh-ree, -tree] /ˌtɛg yəˈmɛn tə ri, -tri/, adjective sub·teg·u·men·tal, adjective sub·teg·u·men·ta·ry, adjectiveWords nearby tegument
tegmentum,
tegmentum of rhombencephalon,
tegucigalpa,
tegula,
tegular,
tegument,
tegumental,
teh,
tehachapi mountains,
teheran,
tehillim
British Dictionary definitions for tegument
Derived forms of tegument
tegumental (ˌtɛɡjʊˈmɛntəl) or tegumentary, adjectiveWord Origin for tegument
C15: from Latin
tegumentum a covering, from
tegere to cover
Medical definitions for tegument
tegument
[ tĕg′yə-mənt ]
n.
A natural outer covering; an integument.