tagma

Significado (Inglés)

1. A specialized, structured, grouping of functionally related segments, or analogous subunits, into units such as the head, the thorax, and the abdomen, particularly in various Arthropoda and Vertebrata.
2. (dated) A specialized, structured, grouping of functionally related molecules, forming the basis the physiology and structure of larger units such as cells and tissues.
3. (historical) A military unit of battalion or regiment size, in the Byzantine empire of the 8th - 11th centuries.

Sinónimos

colloidal particle

micelle

idiosome

Pronúnciase como (IPA)

/ˈtæɡ.mə/

Etimoloxía (Inglés)

From Ancient Greek τάγμα (tágma, “something which has been ordered or arranged”).