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 of land animals is also different from aquatic animals.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
The appendicular skeleton is made up of the limbs of the upper and lower limbs.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
Attached to this are the limbs, whose 126 bones constitute the appendicular skeleton.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
Explain the difference between axial and appendicular muscles.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
Adhesion of foliar to axile organs.—The appendicular organs may likewise be found united to the axile ones.
From Vegetable Teratology An Account of the Principal Deviations from the Usual Construction of Plants by Masters, Maxwell T.
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