Segmental /(?)/
Seg·men·tal
Segmental
a.
- Relating to, or being, a segment.
- 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.