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

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

From Project Gutenberg

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