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apodeme
Also a·pod·e·ma
[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 Word Forms
- apodemal adjective
- apodematal adjective
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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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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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