SEGMENTATION
\sˌɛɡməntˈe͡ɪʃən], \sˌɛɡməntˈeɪʃən], \s_ˌɛ_ɡ_m_ə_n_t_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n]\
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The act or process of dividing into segments; specifically (Biol.), a self-division into segments as a result of growth; cell cleavage; cell multiplication; endogenous cell formation.
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The act or process of dividing into segments; specifically (Biol.), a self-division into segments as a result of growth; cell cleavage; cell multiplication; endogenous cell formation.
By Noah Webster.
By William R. Warner
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A term applied to the division of the vitellus or yolk into ‘segments ;’ each containing a transparent vesicle, which maybe a descendant of the primordial or germ cell.
By Robley Dunglison
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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