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Annulose :: Annulose (a.) Furnished with, or composed of, rings or ringlike segments; ringed..

Scallop :: Scallop (n.) One of series of segments of circles joined at their extremities, forming a border like the edge or surface of a scallop shell..

Mesosternum :: Mesosternum (n.) The ventral piece of the middle segment of the thorax in insects.

Moonwort :: Moonwort (n.) Any fern of the genus Botrychium, esp. B. Lunaria; -- so named from the crescent-shaped segments of its frond..

Thalamencephalon :: Thalamencephalon (n.) The segment of the brain next in front of the midbrain, including the thalami, pineal gland, and pituitary body; the diencephalon; the interbrain..

Neuromere :: Neuromere (n.) A metameric segment of the cerebro-spinal nervous system.

Merismatic :: Merismatic (a.) Dividing into cells or segments; characterized by separation into two or more parts or sections by the formation of internal partitions; as, merismatic growth, where one cell divides into many..

Presternum :: Presternum (n.) The anterior segment of the sternum; the manubrium.

Tympanohyal :: Tympanohyal (n.) The proximal segment in the hyoidean arch, becoming a part of the styloid process of the temporal bone in adult man..

Segmental :: Segmental (a.) Of or pertaining to the segmental organs.

Holoblastic :: Holoblastic (a.) Undergoing complete segmentation; composed entirely of germinal matter, the whole of the yolk undergoing fission; -- opposed to meroblastic..

Clitellus :: Clitellus (n.) A thickened glandular portion of the body of the adult earthworm, consisting of several united segments modified for reproductive purposes..

Septfoil :: Septfoil (n.) A typical figure, consisting of seven equal segments of a circle, used to denote the gifts of the Holy Chost, the seven sacraments as recognized by the Roman Catholic Church, etc..

Scallop :: Scallop (v. t.) To mark or cut the edge or border of into segments of circles, like the edge or surface of a scallop shell. See Scallop, n., 2..

Manus :: Manus (n.) The distal segment of the fore limb, including the carpus and fore foot or hand..

Midbrain :: Midbrain (n.) The middle segment of the brain; the mesencephalon. See Brain.

Protozoonite :: Protozoonite (n.) One of the primary, or first-formed, segments of an embryonic arthropod..

Segmental :: Segmental (a.) Of or pertaining to the segments of animals; as, a segmental duct; segmental papillae..

Spindling :: Spindleworm (n.) The larva of a noctuid mmoth (Achatodes zeae) which feeds inside the stalks of corn (maize), sometimes causing much damage. It is smooth, with a black head and tail and a row of black dots across each segment..

Morula :: Morula (n.) The sphere or globular mass of cells (blastomeres), formed by the clevage of the ovum or egg in the first stages of its development; -- called also mulberry mass, segmentation sphere, and blastosphere. See Segmentation..

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