segmental
adjective
seg·men·tal
seg-ˈmen-tᵊl 
1
: of, relating to, or having the form of a segment and especially the sector of a circle
segmental fanlight
2
: of, relating to, or composed of somites or metameres : metameric
3
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Lifespan extension by dietary intervention in a mouse model of Cockayne Syndrome uncouples early postnatal development from segmental progeria.
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Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Oct. 2025
There is no cure for focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS), but the proper care can keep your kidneys healthy for years.
—Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 12 Aug. 2025
Dine had been diagnosed with a type of kidney disease called focal segmental glomerulosclerosis, or FSGS, in 1984.
—Courtland Milloy, Washington Post, 17 Oct. 2023
The Ponte Vecchio itself was completed in 1345 and was the first segmental arch bridge built in the West, according to the Encyclopaedia Britannica.
—Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 30 Jan. 2023
According to a National Register of Historic Places inventory form, the Lonsdale Hall with a gable roof and windows set under segmental arches between brick piers was modified with large plate glass windows and stucco covering.
—Carlos R. Muñoz, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Dec. 2022
Murray was diagnosed with focal segmental glomerulosclerosis at age 15.
—Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic, 29 June 2022
The most recent project identified three main mapping targets for its sample genome: centromeric satellite arrays; recent segmental duplications; and the short arms of the five acrocentric chromosomes (chromosomes that aren’t cut evenly in half).
—Connor Lynch, Discover Magazine, 10 May 2022
Vertex’s pipeline also includes promising therapies targeting rare diseases such as sickle cell disease, beta thalassemia and focal segmental glomerulosclerosis; several of these programs have important data readouts on the way by the end of next year.
—Dallas News, 13 Dec. 2020
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Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Oct. 2025
There is no cure for focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS), but the proper care can keep your kidneys healthy for years.
—Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 12 Aug. 2025
Dine had been diagnosed with a type of kidney disease called focal segmental glomerulosclerosis, or FSGS, in 1984.
—Courtland Milloy, Washington Post, 17 Oct. 2023
The Ponte Vecchio itself was completed in 1345 and was the first segmental arch bridge built in the West, according to the Encyclopaedia Britannica.
—Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 30 Jan. 2023
According to a National Register of Historic Places inventory form, the Lonsdale Hall with a gable roof and windows set under segmental arches between brick piers was modified with large plate glass windows and stucco covering.
—Carlos R. Muñoz, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Dec. 2022
Murray was diagnosed with focal segmental glomerulosclerosis at age 15.
—Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic, 29 June 2022
The most recent project identified three main mapping targets for its sample genome: centromeric satellite arrays; recent segmental duplications; and the short arms of the five acrocentric chromosomes (chromosomes that aren’t cut evenly in half).
—Connor Lynch, Discover Magazine, 10 May 2022
Vertex’s pipeline also includes promising therapies targeting rare diseases such as sickle cell disease, beta thalassemia and focal segmental glomerulosclerosis; several of these programs have important data readouts on the way by the end of next year.
—Dallas News, 13 Dec. 2020
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segmental
adjective
seg·men·tal
seg-ˈment-ᵊl
1
a
: of, relating to, or having the form of a segment
b
: situated in, affecting, or performed on a segment
a segmental pancreas transplant using only the lower third of the organ
segmental versus total mastectomy
2
: of, relating to, or composed of somites or metameres : metameric
3
: divided into segments
4
: resulting from segmentation
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