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appendage

[uh-pen-dij] / əˈpɛn dɪdʒ /


NOUN
a subsidiary part, as a limb
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Mahoney stressed that the company has captured roughly 91% of the global market for left atrial appendage closure devices.

From Barron's May 27, 2026

What’s important is understanding how human hands can grasp an object, and then extrapolating that to whatever synthetic appendage has been chosen, she added.

From MarketWatch Dec. 27, 2025

He played with a small cast on his left hand and was even using that bandaged appendage to stiff-arm defenders.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 9, 2025

Dr. Lewis noted that the structure of the attachment appendage is crucial for restoration outcomes because it influences how rapidly a fragment becomes self-sustaining.

From Science Daily Oct. 29, 2025

Why, to be an economic appendage of the Northern Region.

From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov

She must operate a control pad to manipulate the appendages of a brain-dead coma patient and take him on a cross-country trip so his mother can say goodbye and legally pull the plug on him.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

Even the distributor behind this very sequel, 20th Century Studios, was bought, chopped up and consolidated, now functioning as one of Disney’s many appendages.

From Salon May 1, 2026

Chelicerates rely on grasping appendages, often associated with venom delivery.

From Science Daily Apr. 3, 2026

Mr Teller said the name was also inspired by the distinctive pale "knuckles" on the small leg-like appendages at the side of the spider's mouth.

From BBC Oct. 30, 2025

Did he have magical appendages there that allowed him to control water?

From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack




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