体たい壁へき

noun

body wall

Technical term in anatomy and zoology for the outer wall of an animal body, including skin, muscle, and connective tissue layers.

• 線せん虫ちゅうの体たい壁へきはクチクラで覆おおわれている。

  The body wall of nematodes is covered by a cuticle.

• 解かい剖ぼう学がくの授じゅ業ぎょうで体たい壁へきの構こう造ぞうを学まなんだ。

  We learned the structure of the body wall in anatomy class.