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apodeme
[ ap-uh-deem ]
noun
- 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 Words From
- a·pod·e·mal [uh, -, pod, -, uh, -m, uh, l], ap·o·dem·a·tal [ap-, uh, -, dem, -, uh, -tl], adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Example Sentences
Endosternite: that part of the apodeme arising from the intersternal membrane.
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Apodeme: an inwardly directed process to which a muscle is attached.
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The nerve does not enter the bluntly-pointed basal end of the common eye, but on one side of the apodeme.
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The apodeme, of course, is moulted with the integuments of the mouth.
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The apodeme, at its base or point of origin, is unusually broad and flat.
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