Appendage

Introduction: Appendage

Description of Appendage

Appendage: Any part, subordinate in function or size, attached to a main structure.accessory structures, under structure. [L. appendix]
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Appendage: an external body part that projects from the body; "it is important to keep the extremities warm".
Source: WordNet 2.1

Terms associated with Appendage:

Terms Similar to Appendage:

• extremity
• member

Source - WordNet 2.1

More specific terms for Appendage:

• chelicera
• mouthpart
• claw
• chela
• nipper
• pincer
• parapodium
• fin
• swimmeret
• pleopod
• limb
• vertebrate foot
• pedal extremity
• digit
• dactyl

Source - WordNet 2.1

Broader terms for Appendage

• external body part

Source - WordNet 2.1

The following terms can be used for Appendage

• limb

Source: CRISP

Hierarchical classifications of Appendage

The following list attempts to classify Appendage into categories where each line is subset of the next.

WordNet 2.1

• external body part
• body part
• part,piece
• thing
• entity

Source: WordNet 2.1

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