apodeme

American  

[ap-uh-deem] / ˈæp əˌdim /

Also apodema

noun

1. a ridgelike ingrowth of the exoskeleton of an arthropod that supports the internal organs and provides the attachment points for the muscles.

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Other Word Forms

• apodemal adjective
• apodematal adjective

Etymology

Origin of apodeme

First recorded in 1850–55; from New Latin apodema, equivalent to apo- Greek prefix meaning “away from” + -dema, from Greek démas “body”; apo-

Example Sentences

Tendon: the slender, chitinous plates, bands, strap- or cup-shaped pieces, to which muscles are attached for moving appendages: see apodeme.

From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.

The nerve does not enter the bluntly-pointed basal end of the common eye, but on one side of the apodeme.

From A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia With Figures of all the Species. by Darwin, Charles

Male of Ibla Cumingii, Maxill�, with the apodeme.

From A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia With Figures of all the Species. by Darwin, Charles

Endosternite: that part of the apodeme arising from the intersternal membrane.

From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.

The apodeme, at its base or point of origin, is unusually broad and flat.

From A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia With Figures of all the Species. by Darwin, Charles