In-tĕg'ū-ment, n.

n. [Lat. integumentum, from in-tegere, to cover, from in and tegere, to cover; Fr. intégument, It. & Sp. integumento.] That which naturally invests or covers another thing; specifically, (Anat.), a covering which invests the body, as the skin, or a membrane that invests a particular part.