INTEGUMENTS, in Anatomy, denote the common coverings which invest the body; as the cuticula, cutis, &c. See ANATOMY.
INTEGUMENT is also extended to the particular membranes which invest certain parts of the body; as the coats or tonics of the eye.
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INTEGUMENTS, in Anatomy, denote the common coverings which invest the body; as the cuticula, cutis, &c. See ANATOMY.
INTEGUMENT is also extended to the particular membranes which invest certain parts of the body; as the coats or tonics of the eye.