tegument

[ teg-yuh-muh nt ]
/ ˈtɛg yə mənt /

noun

a covering or vestment; integument.

Origin of tegument

1400–50; late Middle English < Latin tegumentum, equivalent to tegu- (see tegmen) + -mentum -ment

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, adjective

Words nearby tegument

tegmentum, tegmentum of rhombencephalon, tegucigalpa, tegula, tegular, tegument, tegumental, teh, tehachapi mountains, teheran, tehillim

British Dictionary definitions for tegumental

tegument
/ (ˈtɛɡjʊmənt) /

noun

a less common word for integument

Derived forms of tegument

tegumental (ˌtɛɡjʊˈmɛntəl) or tegumentary, adjective

Word Origin for tegument

C15: from Latin tegumentum a covering, from tegere to cover

Medical definitions for tegumental (1 of 2)

tegumental
[ tĕg′yə-mĕn′tl ]

adj.

Of or relating to the integument.

Medical definitions for tegumental (2 of 2)

tegument
[ tĕg′yə-mənt ]

n.

A natural outer covering; an integument.