Tegument
Tegument (Latin for 'covering', 'shell', 'protection') stands for:
- Neodermis , secondary body covering of worms
- Shell of a bud; see bud # structure
- an envelope structure of viruses; see Tegument (Virus)
- Not very common term for the mucous membrane covering the alveolar processes in edentulous sections of the jaw.
See also:
- Integument (zoology) , body skin of tissue animals
- Integument (botany) , part of plant ovules
