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segmentation
[seg″men-ta´shun]1. division into similar parts.
2. cleavage.
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seg·men·ta·tion
(seg'men-tā'shŭn),1. The act of dividing into segments; the state of being divided into segments.
2. Synonym(s): cleavage (2)
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segmentation
(sĕg′mən-tā′shən, -mĕn-)n.
1. Division into segments.
2. Embryology See cleavage.
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segmentation
Repetitive bowel contractions affecting short fixed lengths but without shift of position as in peristalsis. Segmentation functions to mix and homogenize the bowel contents but is not concerned with their transport.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005
segmentation
- the process of cutting off one part of an organism from another, as in CLEAVAGE of an OVUM.
- the production of metameres in METAMERIC SEGMENTATION.
- the cutting off by a cross wall of a multinucleate portion of a filament or HYPHA.
Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005
seg·men·ta·tion
(seg'mĕn-tā'shŭn)Act of dividing into segments.
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