Medical Term:
exoskeleton
Pronunciation: ek′sō-skel′ĕ-tŏn
Definition:
- Hard parts (hair, teeth, nails, feathers, hooves, scales) developed from the epidermis in vertebrates.
- Outer chitinous envelope of an insect, or the chitinous or calcareous covering of certain crustaceans and other invertebrates.
Synonym(s): dermoskeleton
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