| appendicular | 1. Relating to an appendix or appendage. 2. Relating to the limbs, as opposed to axial, which refers to the trunk and head. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| appendicular artery | <anatomy, artery> The branch of the ileocolic artery that descends posterior to the terminal ileum in the mesoappendix to supply the vermiform appendix. Synonym: arteria appendicularis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| appendicular colic | Colicky pain occurring early in acute appendicitis. Synonym: vermicular colic. (05 Mar 2000) |
| appendicular lymph nodes | Nodes along the appendicular vessels in the mesoappendix; they receive afferent vessels from the vermiform appendix and send efferent vessels to the ileocolic lymph nodes. Synonym: nodi lymphatici appendiculares. (05 Mar 2000) |
| appendicular muscle | <anatomy> One of the skeletal muscle's of the limbs. (05 Mar 2000) |
| appendicular skeleton | <anatomy> The bony structure that makes up the shoulder girdle, upper extremity, pelvis and lower extremities. (10 Jan 1998) |
| appendicular vein | <anatomy, vein> The tributary of the ileocolic vein that accompanies the appendicular artery. Synonym: vena appendicularis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| appendicularia | <zoology> A genus of small free-swimming Tunicata, shaped somewhat like a tadpole, and remarkable for resemblances to the larvae of other Tunicata. It is the type of the order Copelata or Larvalia. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |