apodeme Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun ridge-like ingrowth of the exoskeleton of an arthropod that supports internal organs and provides attachment points for muscles

WordNet

Ap"o*deme noun
Etymology
Pref. apo- + Gr. body.
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) One of the processes of the shell which project inwards and unite with one another, in the thorax of many Crustacea.

Webster 1913