appendicular
Americanadjective
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relating to an appendage or appendicle
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anatomy of or relating to the vermiform appendix
Other Word Forms
- nonappendicular adjective
- postappendicular adjective
Etymology
Origin of appendicular
1645–55; < Latin appendicul ( a ) appendicle + -ar 1
Example Sentences
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The appendicular skeleton is made up of the limbs of the upper and lower limbs.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
The appendicular skeleton of land animals is also different from aquatic animals.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
The appendicular skeleton is indicated with red labels.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015
Attached to this are the limbs, whose 126 bones constitute the appendicular skeleton.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
Especially is this true when it is a_ positive fact _that all typhlitic and appendicular abscesses will open into the bowels if allowed to do so.
From Appendicitis by Tilden, John Henry
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