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apodeme

[ ap-uh-deem ]

/ ˈæp əˌdim /

noun

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

Origin of apodeme

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

OTHER WORDS FROM apodeme

a·pod·e·mal

[uh-pod-uh-muh l] /əˈpɒd ə məl/, ap·o·dem·a·tal

[ap-uh-dem-uh-tl] /ˌæp əˈdɛm ə tl/, adjective

Words nearby apodeme

apocynthion, apodal, apodeictic, apodeipnon, apodema, apodeme, apodia, apodictic, apodosis, apodous, apoenzyme

Example sentences from the Web for apodeme

The nerve does not enter the bluntly-pointed basal end of the common eye, but on one side of the apodeme.

A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia (Volume 1 of 2) |Charles Darwin
Endosternite: that part of the apodeme arising from the intersternal membrane.

Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology |John. B. Smith
The apodeme, at its base or point of origin, is unusually broad and flat.

A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia (Volume 1 of 2) |Charles Darwin
The apodeme, of course, is moulted with the integuments of the mouth.

A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia (Volume 1 of 2) |Charles Darwin

Apodeme: an inwardly directed process to which a muscle is attached.

Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology |John. B. Smith