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
Etymology
Origin of appendicular
1645–55; < Latin appendicul ( a ) appendicle + -ar 1
Example Sentences
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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
The appendicular skeleton is made up of all bones of the upper and lower limbs.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
Endochondral ossification, the process that converts the hyaline cartilage model into bone, begins in most appendicular bones by the twelfth fetal week.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
Hot fomentations over the appendicular region are valuable.
From The Royal Road to Health by Tyrrell, Charles Alfred
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