01 a. Relating to, or being, a segment.
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1.
Relating to, or being, a segment.
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2.
Of or pertaining to the segments of animals; as, a segmental duct; segmental papillae.(Anat. & Zool.)
Phrases & compounds
Segmental duct —
the primitive duct of the embryonic excretory organs which gives rise to the Wolffian duct and ureter; the pronephric duct.
Segmental organs —
The embryonic excretory organs of vertebrates, consisting primarily of the segmental tubes and segmental ducts
Segmental tubes —
the tubes which primarily open into the segmental duct, some of which become the urinary tubules of the adult.