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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Origin of apodeme

1850–55; < New Latin apodema, equivalent to apo- apo- + -dema < Greek démas body

Related formsa·pod·e·mal

[uh-pod-uh-muh l] /əˈpɒd ə məl/, ap·o·dem·a·tal

[ap-uh-dem-uh-tl] /ˌæp əˈdɛm ə tl/, adjective

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Examples from the Web for apodeme

Historical Examples

The apodeme, of course, is moulted with the integuments of the mouth.
A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia (Volume 1 of 2)
Charles Darwin
Endosternite: that part of the apodeme arising from the intersternal membrane.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology
John. B. Smith
Apodeme: an inwardly directed process to which a muscle is attached.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology
John. B. Smith
The nerve does not enter the bluntly-pointed basal end of the common eye, but on one side of the apodeme.
A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia (Volume 1 of 2)
Charles Darwin
The apodeme, at its base or point of origin, is unusually broad and flat.
A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia (Volume 1 of 2)
Charles Darwin