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segmentation

/,sɛgmən'teɪʃən/

Synonyms of segmentation Antonyms of segmentation Examples of segmentation Usage of segmentation Parts of segmentation Definition that contains segmentation Words sounding like segmentation Explanation of segmentation

noun
(embryology) the repeated division of a fertilised ovum
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cleavage

type of:
cellular division cell division

part of:
pregnancy gestation maternity
noun
the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart
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division partition partitioning sectionalisation sectionalization

type of:
separation

Definition that contains segmentation

homeobox one of various similar homeotic genes that are involved in bodily segmentation during embryonic development
homeobox gene one of various similar homeotic genes that are involved in bodily segmentation during embryonic development
blastocoelic of or relating to a segmentation cavity
archiannelid small primitive marine worm lacking external segmentation and resembling polychaete larvae