appendicular

[ ap-uhn-dik-yuh-ler ]

adjective

1. of or relating to an appendage or limb.
2. Anatomy. appendiceal.

appendicular

/ ˌæpənˈdɪkjʊlə /

adjective

1. relating to an appendage or appendicle
2. anatomy of or relating to the vermiform appendix

Other Words From

• nonap·pendicu·lar adjective
• postap·pen·dicu·lar adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of appendicular¹

1645–55; < Latin appendicul ( a ) appendicle + -ar ¹

Example Sentences

In every case (except in Chelonia) the parts of the appendicular skeleton lie external to the ribs.

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Jaws are unknown, and arches for the support of the appendicular skeleton are rudimentary or absent.

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The only bone developed in connection with the appendicular skeleton, which has no cartilaginous predecessor, is the clavicle.

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Peripatus, where also the excretory organs, which are true segmental organs, are partly somatic and partly appendicular.

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The distal two thirds of the appendicular mesentery are free.

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