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appendicular

[ ap-uhn-dik-yuh-ler ]

adjective

  1. of or relating to an appendage or limb.
  2. Anatomy. appendiceal.


appendicular

/ ˌæpənˈdɪkjʊlə /

adjective

  1. relating to an appendage or appendicle
  2. anatomy of or relating to the vermiform appendix
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Other Words From

  • nonap·pendicu·lar adjective
  • postap·pen·dicu·lar adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of appendicular1

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

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.

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