- ecdysial
- ec·dys·i·al
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ecdysial
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ecdysial — (ˈ)ek|dizēəl, izh(ē)əl adjective Etymology: ecdysis + al : of, relating to, or functioning in ecdysis an ecdysial gland … Useful english dictionary
ecdysial — adj. of molting, of the shedding of skin (as in snakes) … English contemporary dictionary
ecdysial cleavage line — see epicranial suture … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
ecdysial fluid — see molting fluid … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
ecdysial glands — see prothoracic glands … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
ecdysial membrane — (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) A thin membrane formed from the lateral lamellae of the old procuticle that is tanned by the polyphenols and phenoloxidase associated with the new outer epicuticle during molting … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
ecdysial tube — (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) In some Diptera and Coleoptera, a simple cuticular tube formed around the old spiracle and through which the old spiracle and trachea are pulled during molting … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
ecdysis — ecdysial /ek diz ee euhl, dizh , dizh euhl/, adj. /ek deuh sis/, n., pl. ecdyses / seez /. the shedding or casting off of an outer coat or integument by snakes, crustaceans, etc. [1850 55; < NL < Gk ékdysis a getting out, equiv. to ek EC +… … Universalium
gland — An organized aggregation of cells functioning as a secretory or excretory organ. SYN: glandula (1) [TA]. [L. glans, acorn] accessory g. a small mass of glandular structure, detached from but lying near another and larger g., to which it is… … Medical dictionary
Insect morphology — Legend of body parts Tagmata : A Head, B Thorax, C Abdomen. 1. antenna 2. ocelli (lower) 3. ocelli (upper) 4. compound eye 5. brain (cerebral ganglia) 6. prothorax … Wikipedia
