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Definition of Ambulacrum

1. Noun. One of the five areas on the undersurface of an echinoderm on which the tube feet are located.

Definition of Ambulacrum

1. n. One of the radical zones of echinoderms, along which run the principal nerves, blood vessels, and water tubes. These zones usually bear rows of locomotive suckers or tentacles, which protrude from regular pores. In star fishes they occupy the grooves along the under side of the rays.

Definition of Ambulacrum

1. Noun. (context: of an echinoderm) A row of pores for the protrusion of appendages such as tube feet. ¹

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Definition of Ambulacrum

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Medical Definition of Ambulacrum

1. Origin: L, an alley or covered way. One of the radical zones of echinoderms, along which run the principal nerves, blood vessels, and water tubes. These zones usually bear rows of locomotive suckers or tentacles, which protrude from regular pores. In star fishes they occupy the grooves along the under side of the rays. One of the suckers on the feet of mites. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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