appendage

It is a device that reduces stroke risk for AFib patients by sealing the left atrial appendage, which is where stroke risk starts.

From Barron's ● Jan. 16, 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

Pregnant women walked a mile out of their way just to avoid Cleofes and thus ensure that their offspring would not be born missing a nose or a finger or some other priceless appendage.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols

Videos captured by the crew confirm it is a mesmerizing creature with long pale “legs” trailing from thicker appendages connected to a pale body composed of two fins that undulate languidly in tandem.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026

As insects evolved away from their crustacean ancestors, swimming appendages were progressively simplified and lost.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 27, 2026

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

At the same time, Lee and his colleagues were building a connectome of the fruit fly nerve cord, which controls the legs, wings, and other appendages while also processing sensory information.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 10, 2026

Instead of arms, they have appendages that grow from their bodies when required.

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson