| 释义 |
desegmentation Biol.|ˌdiːsɛgmənˈteɪʃən|
[f. de- II. 1 + segment.]
The process of reducing the number of segments by the union or coalescence of several of these into one, as in the carapace of a lobster, cranium of a vertebrate, etc.; the fact or condition of being thus united.
1878Bell Gegenbaur's Comp. Anat. 228 A number of metameres may be united to form larger segments..This state of things results in a desegmentation of the body. |