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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Individuals may have deformities in the appendicular skeleton and possible phosphate homeostasis issues.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
The appendicular skeleton is indicated with red labels.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015
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
How does the development of the clavicle differ from the development of other appendicular skeleton bones?
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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