appendicular

IPA/ˌæp.ənˈdɪk.jə.lər/
IPA/ˌæp.ənˈdɪk.jə.lɚ/

appendicular — adjective

  • appendicularpositive
  • more appendicularcomparative
  • most appendicularsuperlative

1. In anatomy, describing the arms and legs along with the bones, muscles, and join

1.形容詞C2
釋義

In anatomy, describing the arms and legs along with the bones, muscles, and joints that support them; also describing a smaller body part attached to a larger organ, like the appendix.

例句

The appendicular skeleton includes the bones of the arms, legs, shoulders, and hips.

collocation: appendicular skeleton

Andrei injured several appendicular muscles while training for a marathon.

collocation: appendicular muscles

同義詞
  • appendiceal

    more specific — used almost exclusively for the appendix, not for limbs

  • limb

    more common everyday word; 'limb' is a noun, while 'appendicular' is the formal anatomical adjective

  • peripheral

    broader meaning; can describe the outer parts of any system, not only the body

反義詞
  • axial

    in anatomy, 'axial' refers to the head, neck, and trunk (the central skeleton), opposite of 'appendicular'

文法句型

appendicular + noun (anatomical structure)

用法筆記

Appendicular has two main medical sub-meanings: (1) relating to the limbs — most common in anatomy texts (e.g. 'appendicular skeleton' versus 'axial skeleton'); (2) relating to the appendix — sometimes interchangeable with 'appendiceal'. Always used before a noun (an appendicular structure, NOT 'the structure is appendicular' in everyday speech).

常見錯誤

❌The doctor checked his appendicular.
✅The doctor checked his appendicular region.
💡'appendicular' is an adjective, not a noun; it must modify a noun.
❌She broke her appendicular bone.
✅She broke a bone in her appendicular skeleton.
💡'appendicular' describes a system or group, not a single bone.