appendicular
Americanadjective
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relating to an appendage or appendicle
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anatomy of or relating to the vermiform appendix
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Etymology
Origin of appendicular
1645–55; < Latin appendicul ( a ) appendicle + -ar 1
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The appendicular skeleton consists of the pectoral and pelvic girdles, the limb bones, and the bones of the hands and feet.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
How does the development of the clavicle differ from the development of other appendicular skeleton bones?
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Attached to this are the limbs, whose 126 bones constitute the appendicular skeleton.
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The clavicle is the one appendicular skeleton bone that does not develop via endochondral ossification.
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"Diagnosis: Acute diffuse appendicular peritonitis, probably also perforation; circumscribed perityphlitic abscess."
From Appendicitis by John Henry Tilden
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