apodeme

English

Noun

apodeme (plural apodemes)

1. (anatomy) An ingrowth of the arthropod exoskeleton, serving as an attachment site for muscles.
   • 2007 November 20, C. Claiborne Ray, “Ant Power”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     The muscles are attached either directly to internal protrusions of its external skeleton, called apodemes, or indirectly, by filaments attached to the connection points.

Derived terms

• apodemal
• apodemic

 

Translations

an ingrowth of the arthropod exoskeleton, serving as an attachment site for muscles

• Portuguese: apódema m