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Scutum

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scutum [′sküd·əm]
(invertebrate zoology)
A bony, horny, or chitinous plate.
The second of four pieces forming the upper part of the thoracic segment in certain insects.
One or two lower opercular valves in certain barnacles.
Scutum [′sküd·əm]
(astronomy)
A southern constellation, right ascension 19 hours, declination 10° south. Also known as Shield.
Scutum 

(Shield), an equatorial constellation that contains no stars brighter than the fourth visual stellar magnitude. The best conditions for observation of the constellation are in June and July. Scutum can be seen everywhere in the USSR except the Far North.
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No definite signs of erosion of the ossicles were visible, although the mass surrounded the incus, part of the malleus, and extended into Prussak's space without eroding the scutum.
Neuroendocrine adenoma of the middle ear (NAME) by Leong, Karen; Haber, Marian M.; Divi, Venu; Sataloff, Robert T. / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
Erkek ve disi ayrimi buyuklukleri ile vucut scutum yapilarina gore degerlendirilir.
A case of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever and evaluation of cases ... by Akarsu, Saadet; Erensoy, Ahmet; Tosun, Mehtap Durukan; Cakici, Oya; Yildirmaz, Serap / Journal of Pediatric Infection
Further N in Scutum the Shield is M11, a much tighter open cluster at a distance of some 6,200ly.
Spacewatch by guardian.co.uk / guardian.co.uk
 
 
 
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