Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. A.R. Maggenti and S.L. Gardne. 2005.
Dermal papillae — Dermal papilla labeled at top Papilla of the hand, treated with acetic acid. Magnified 350 tim … Wikipedia
Dermal cylindroma — Classification and external resources Micrograph of a dermal cylindroma. H E stain. ICD O: M … Wikipedia
dermal gland — Cell or concentration of cells in epidermis traversed by canals communicating with surface through fine ducts [McLaughlin, 1980]. Single cell or concentration of cells in epidermis of body and limbs, traversed by canals and communicating with… … Crustacea glossary
Verson's glands — (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) In Lepidoptera larvae, large paired, segmental epidermal glands that secrete a cement layer over the wax layer; dermal glands … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
integument — /in teg yeuh meuhnt/, n. 1. a natural covering, as a skin, shell, or rind. 2. any covering, coating, enclosure, etc. [1605 15; < L integumentum a covering. See IN 2, TEGUMENT] Syn. 1. cortex, involucre, involucrum. * * * Covering of the body,… … Universalium
amphibian — /am fib ee euhn/, n. 1. any cold blooded vertebrate of the class Amphibia, comprising frogs and toads, newts and salamanders, and caecilians, the larvae being typically aquatic, breathing by gills, and the adults being typically semiterrestrial,… … Universalium
bat — bat1 /bat/, n., v., batted, batting. n. 1. Sports. a. the wooden club used in certain games, as baseball and cricket, to strike the ball. b. a racket, esp. one used in badminton or table tennis. c. a whip used by a jockey. d. the act of using a… … Universalium
cement gland — Special concentrations of cells in dermal cover of cirripeds which function for secreting calcareous substance of valves; possibly equivalent to dermal glands of other crustaceans [Moore and McCormick, 1969]. (Order Anostraca): Pair of glands… … Crustacea glossary
insect — insectival /in sek tuy veuhl/, adj. /in sekt/, n. 1. any animal of the class Insecta, comprising small, air breathing arthropods having the body divided into three parts (head, thorax, and abdomen), and having three pairs of legs and usually two… … Universalium
Bufonidae — A family of toads whose dermal glands secrete several kinds of pharmacologically active substances having a cardiac action similar to that of digitalis. [L. bufo, toad] … Medical dictionary
