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integumentary system

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integumentary system
n.
The bodily system consisting of the skin and its associated structures, such as the hair, nails, sweat glands, and sebaceous glands.

integumentary system
[integ′yəmen′tərē]
the skin and its appendages, hair, nails, and sweat and sebaceous glands. See also the Color Atlas of Human Anatomy.

integumentary
1. pertaining to or composed of skin.
2. serving as a covering.

integumentary system
skin and its appendages.


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