integumentary

IPA: ɪntˈɛgjʌmˈɛntɝi

adjective

Of, related to, or composed of integuments.

Examples of "integumentary" in Sentences

The integumentary system consists of the skin, hair, nails, and certain exocrine glands.
So what should you avoid smearing all over the largest largest organ of the integumentary system?
The entire spine is covered with a thin layer of skin called the integumentary sheath, in which venom is concentrated.
In 1999, they first described the find in "A therizinosauroid dinosaur with integumentary structures from China," published in Nature
It is preserved with simple quill-like integumentary structures that seem antecedent to the true complex feathers that evolved later.
The function of the integumentary system is to protect, nourish, insulate, and cushion the body from the harmful substances of the outside world.
The Yixian Formation is the now famous unit that has produced all those little coelurosaurs with feathers and other integumentary structures preserved, and Dilong is no exception.
As the stinger enters the flesh, the integumentary sheath surrounding the spine is ruptured and the venom escapes into the victim's tissues. 5Stingray venom is one of the most powerful vasoconstrictors found among the natural toxins.
Furthermore, probable ‘proto-feathers’ (rather simple quill-like integumentary structures, almost certainly the morphological ancestors of true, complex feathers) were present in compsognathids, basal tyrannosauroids and alvarezsaurids.
Similarly, while it is known that the effects inhibitors have on the thyroid can in turn lead to adverse effects on the digestive, cardiovascular and integumentary systems, it is not yet known what effect current concentrations of perchlorate have in the body.

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