apodeme

[ ap-uh-deem ]

noun

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

Other Words From

• a·pod·e·mal [uh, -, pod, -, uh, -m, uh, l], ap·o·dem·a·tal [ap-, uh, -, dem, -, uh, -tl], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of apodeme¹

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

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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