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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Some axial muscles cross over to 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
Most of the joints between the bones of the appendicular skeleton are this freely moveable type of joint.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
Attached to this are the limbs, whose 126 bones constitute the appendicular skeleton.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
He didn't snap firmly in place when ordered, and more importantly, he resented the appendicular attachment to a place and time not his own choosing.
From The Land of Look Behind by Brown, Paul Cameron
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