Definition of Parasegment

1. Noun. Any of a series of compartments, in developing insects, that overlap the visible segments ¹

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Medical Definition of Parasegment

1. In development of Drosophila, the genetic boundaries between developing segments are thought to lie along the middle of each visible segment. To distinguish them from the segments in everyday use, these compartments are called parasegments. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

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parascarlatina
parascending
parascenia
parascenium
paraschachnerite
paraschematic
paraschoepite
parascholzite
parascience
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parascientist
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parascorodite
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parasegment (current term)
parasegmental
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paraselenae
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paraseptal cartilage
paraseptal emphysema
parasequence
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