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appendicular

/ap-uhn-dik-yuh-ler/US // ˌæp ənˈdɪk yə lər //UK // (ˌæpənˈdɪkjʊlə) //

附属物,隶属关系,阑尾,阑珊

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : of or relating to an appendage or limb.
    • : Anatomy. appendiceal.

Examples

  • 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.