apodeme

[ ap-uh-deem ]

/ ˈæp əˌdim /

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noun

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

Nearby words

apocynthion, apodal, apodeictic, apodeipnon, apodema, apodeme, apodia, apodictic, apodosis, apodous, apoenzyme

Origin of apodeme

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

Related forms

a·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

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
Endosternite: that part of the apodeme arising from the intersternal membrane.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology|John. B. Smith
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
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

Apodeme: an inwardly directed process to which a muscle is attached.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology|John. B. Smith