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teg⋅u⋅ment

  [teg-yuh-muhnt]
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–noun
a covering or vestment; integument.
Origin:
1400–50; late ME < L tegumentum, equiv. to tegu- (see tegmen ) + -mentum -ment

Related forms:
teg⋅u⋅men⋅tal  [teg-yuh-men-tl] , teg⋅u⋅men⋅ta⋅ry  [teg-yuh-men-tuh-ree, -tree] , adjective
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teg·u·ment   (těg'yə-mənt)   
n.  A natural outer covering; an integument.

[Middle English, from Latin tegumentum, from tegere, to cover; see (s)teg- in Indo-European roots.]
teg'u·men'ta·ry (-měn'tə-rē, -měn'trē), teg'u·men'tal (-měn'tl) adj.
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Word Origin & History

tegument 
c.1440, from L. tegumentum "a covering, a cover," from tegere "to cover," from PIE base *(s)teg- "to cover" (see stegosaurus).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: teg·u·ment
Pronunciation: 'teg-y&-m&nt
Function: noun
: INTEGUMENT —teg·u·men·tal /"teg-y&-'ment-&l/ adjective
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

tegument teg·u·ment (těg'yə-mənt)
n.
A natural outer covering; an integument.

tegumental teg·u·men·tal (těg'yə-měn'tl) or teg·u·men·ta·ry (-měn'tə-rē)
adj.
Of or relating to the integument.

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