tagma

n. [语]法子(法位学中实体的最小单位)

发音

其它 /ˈtæɡ.mə/

词形变化

tagmata 复数 tagmata

释义与例句

n.
  1. 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.

    生物

    This group of four neuromeres constituting the procephalic lobes is further marked off from the rest of the plate by its height, and also by its darker color as in previous stages. These distinctive characters make it convenient to apply the term "tagma" suggested by Lankester for a more or less isolated and independent group of segments. The aptness of this term will become more apparent as the development of the procephalic lobes is followed in the succeeding stages and when it is discussed in the conclusion.

  2. 2.

    A specialized, structured, grouping of functionally related molecules, forming the basis the physiology and structure of larger units such as cells and tissues.

    过时 医学
  3. 3.

    A military unit of battalion or regiment size, in the Byzantine empire of the 8th–11th centuries.

    历史

词源

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

来源：wiktionary