apodeme

[ap-uh-deem]

noun

a ridgelike ingrowth of the exoskeleton of an arthropod that supports the internal organs and provides the attachment points for the muscles.

Origin:
1850–55; < Neo-Latin apodema, equivalent to apo- apo- + -dema < Greek démas body

Related forms

a·pod·e·mal

[uh-pod-uh-muhl] , ap·o·dem·a·tal

[ap-uh-dem-uh-tl] , adjective

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apodeme
noun
ridge-like ingrowth of the exoskeleton of an arthropod that supports internal organs and provides attachment points for muscles

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