seg·men·tal
adj 1 a : of, relating to, or having the form of a segment b : situated in, affecting, or performed on a segment <a pancreas transplant using only the lower third of the organ> < versus total mastectomy> 2 : of, relating to, or composed of somites or metameres : METAMERIC 3 : divided into segments 4 : resulting from segmentation .
Similar sounding terms: seg·men·tal·ly
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