appendicular

[ ap-uhn-dik-yuh-ler ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

appendicular

/ ˌæpənˈdɪkjʊlə /

1645–55; < Latin appendicul ( a ) appendicle + -ar ¹

In every case (except in Chelonia) the parts of the appendicular skeleton lie external to the ribs.

Jaws are unknown, and arches for the support of the appendicular skeleton are rudimentary or absent.

The only bone developed in connection with the appendicular skeleton, which has no cartilaginous predecessor, is the clavicle.

Peripatus, where also the excretory organs, which are true segmental organs, are partly somatic and partly appendicular.

The distal two thirds of the appendicular mesentery are free.

April 23, 2024inveterate

[in-vet-er-it ]

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