Definitions for: Apodeme

[n] ridge-like ingrowth of the exoskeleton of an arthropod that supports internal organs and provides attachment points for muscles

Webster (1913) Definition: Ap"o*deme, n. [Pref. apo- + Gr. ? body.] (Zo["o]l.)
One of the processes of the shell which project inwards and
unite with one another, in the thorax of many Crustacea.

See Also: anatomical structure, arthropod, bodily structure, body structure, complex body part, structure

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