adjective
definition
Of, relating to, or constructed from segments
Examples of segmental in a Sentence
In the epistle ambo at Salerno and the gospel ambones at Cava and San Giovanni del Toro in Ravello, the columns support segmental arches carrying the ambones; the epistle ambo at Ravello and all those in Rome are raised on solid marble bases.
The regions of this cuticle have a markedly segmental arrangement, and the definite hardened pieces (sclerites) of the exoskeleton are in close contact with one another along linear sutures, or are united by regions of the cuticle which are less chitinous and more membranous, so as to permit freedom of movement.
In the abdominal exoskeleton the segmental structure is very clearly marked, a series of sclerites - dorsal terga and abdominal sterna - being connected by pale, feebly chitinized cuticle, so that considerable freedom of movement between the segments is possible.
In front of the three masses that will form the sub-oesophageal ganglion the mass of cells that is to form the nervous system is very large, and projects on each side; this anterior or " brain " mass consists of three lobes (the prot-, deut-, and tritencephalon of Viallanes and others), each of which might be thought to represent a segmental ganglion.
This has not been demonstrated by an actual following out of the development, but the position of these pieces and the fact that they are (in Limulus) supplied by an independent segmental nerve, favours the view that they may comprise the sternal area of the vanished praegenital somite.
The ventral roots, on the contrary, are myal or segmental in position.
Among peculiarities of the internal organs the segmental arrangement of the ovaries in most members of the order is noteworthy.
The filling between the girders and floor beams consists of segmental arches of brick, segmental or flat arches of porous (sawdust) terra-cotta, or hard-burned hollow terra- - cotta voussoirs, or various patented forms of con crete floors containing ties or supports of steel or iron.
Each segmental artery supplies a specific area of the kidney and they do not anastomose with each other.
Further analysis will establish whether the polymorphic nature of these segmental duplications affects the occurrence of this disorder.
Renal disease is characteristic and the typical histological appearance is a focal segmental necrotising glomerulonephritis.
The keystone reaches up into a segmental pediment, set against a flat cornice.
At gallery level, a large, almost segmental arch in the west wall is paneled off, and on this the Royal Arms.
When the upper sloping sides are curved it is called segmental.
Two patients had tumor recurrence following previous segmental resection.
In the second stage is a doorway with a segmental arch, reached by stone steps.
However, in contrast to their possible long-term benefits, the presence of segmental duplications renders the human genome susceptible to mistakes in HR.
It is used to describe segmental plate body armor, articulated on internal leather straps.
It is relatively modest, but has detached columns and a big segmental pediment and the spandrels of the doorway in open-work.
Fractures can be further subdivided by the positions of bony fragments and are described as comminuted, non-displaced, impacted, overriding, angulated, displaced, avulsed, and segmental.
Segmental fragmented positioning occurs if fractures in two adjacent areas occur, leaving an isolated central segment.
An example of segmental alignment occurs when the arm bone fractures in two separate places, with displacement of the middle section of bone.
Fungi with segmental thallus; sexual reproduction sometimes with typical antheridia and oogonia (ascogonia) but usually much reduced.