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Appendage
Appendage Ap*pend"age, n.
1. Something appended to, or accompanying, a principal or
greater thing, though not necessary to it, as a portico to
a house.
Modesty is the appendage of sobriety. --Jer. Taylor.
2. (Biol.) A subordinate or subsidiary part or organ; an
external organ or limb, esp. of the articulates.
Antenn[ae] and other appendages used for feeling.
--Carpenter.
Syn: Addition; adjunct; concomitant.
Meaning of Appendages from wikipedia
- two sections. Triramous (branching into three) appendages are also possible. All arthropod appendages are variations of the same basic structure (homologous)...
- The uterine appendages (or adnexa of uterus) are the structures most closely related structurally and functionally to the uterus. They can be defined in...
- and nails (protection). Skin appendages are derived from the skin, and are usually adjacent to it. Types of appendages include hair, glands, and nails...
- The epiploic appendices (or appendices epiploicae, or epiploic appendages, or appendix epiploica, or omental appendices) are small pouches of the peritoneum...
- There are two atrial appendages of the heart: Right atrial appendage of the right atrium Left atrial appendage of the left atrium...
- the coronary sinus. Attached to the right atrium is the right atrial appendage – a pouch-like extension of the pectinate muscles. The interatrial septum...
- pairs of appendages, numbers II to VI, possessed gnathobases (or "tooth-plates") on the coxae (limb segments) used for feeding. These appendages were generally...
- The appendages are parallel to the superficial section of the taenia coli. Furthermore, the appendages are between 0.5 and 5 cm long, each appendage is...
- " In many arthropods, appendages have vanished from some regions of the body; it is particularly common for abdominal appendages to have disappeared or...
- Left atrial appendage occlusion (LAAO), also referred to as Left atrial appendage closure (LAAC) is a treatment strategy to reduce the risk of left atrial...
