The integumentary system is the organ system that protects the body from various kinds of damage, such as loss of water or abrasion from outside. The system comprises the skin and its appendages (including hair, scales, feathers, hooves, and nails). The integumentary system has a variety of functions; it may serve to waterproof, cushion, and prote...
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The skin and structures derived from the skin such as hair, nails, and some types of glands. The name is derived from the Latin word integumentum, which means the outer covering of something.
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The skin, hair, and nails; derived from ectoderm and subjacent mesoderm. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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Type: Term Synonyms: integument
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n] - the skin and its appendages
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The skin and structures that are produced by the skin, such as (in birds) feathers, color pigments, scales, claws, beak, wattles, and comb.
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noun the skin and its appendages
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The skin and its derivatives (hair, nails, feathers, horns, antlers, and glands), which in multicellular animals protect against invading foreign microorganisms and prevent the loss or exchange of internal
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