apodeme

apodeme
apodemal /euh pod"euh meuhl/, apodematal /ap'euh dem"euh tl/, adj.
/ap"euh deem'/, n.
a ridgelike ingrowth of the exoskeleton of an arthropod that supports the internal organs and provides the attachment points for the muscles.
[1850-55; < NL apodema, equiv. to apo- APO- + -dema < Gk démas body]

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