segmentation
Americannoun
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division into segments.
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Biology.
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the subdivision of an organism or of an organ into more or less equivalent parts.
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cell division.
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noun
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the act or an instance of dividing into segments
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embryol another name for cleavage
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zoology another name for metamerism
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Integrative and Reference-Informed tissue Segmentation, or IRIS, is a novel machine learning and artificial intelligence method that gives biomedical researchers the ability to view more precise information about tissue development, disease pathology and tumor organization.
From Science Daily • Jun. 6, 2024
Segmentation moves the chyme back and forth, increasing mixing and opportunities for absorption.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
Segmentation, which occurs mainly in the small intestine, consists of localized contractions of circular muscle of the muscularis layer of the alimentary canal.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
"Segmentation is important," said Bob Annibale, global director of microfinance at financial services firm Citi.
From The Guardian • Dec. 12, 2012
Segmentation is usually of the superficial or centrolecithal type.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" by Various
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