Segmental
Segmental , adjective
1.
Relating to, or being, a segment.
2.
(a) (Anatomy & Zoology) Of or pertaining to the segments of animals; as, a segmental duct; segmental papillae.
(b)
(Anatomy & Zoology) Of or pertaining to the segmental organs.
Collocations (3)
Segmental duct (Anatomy) , the primitive duct of the embryonic excretory organs which gives rise to the Wolffian duct and ureter; the pronephric duct.
Segmental organs (Anatomy) , The embryonic excretory organs of vertebrates, consisting primarily of the segmental tubes and segmental ducts The tubular excretory organs, a pair of which often occur in each of several segments in annelids. They serve as renal organs, and often, also, as oviducts and sperm ducts.
Segmental tubes (Anatomy) , the tubes which primarily open into the segmental duct, some of which become the urinary tubules of the adult.