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Parapodium

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parapodium [‚par·ə′pōd·ē·əm]
(invertebrate zoology)
One of the short, paired processes on the sides of the body segments in certain annelids.
A lateral expansion of the foot in gastropod mollusks.
Parapodium 

one of the lateral processes on the body of polychaetous worms. The parapodia are borne in pairs by each trunk segment and serve primarily as locomotive organs. Parapodia typically consist of a ventral and a dorsal branch. Each branch is equipped with a cluster of bristles and with a tactile antenna, which at times is modified into a gill.
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Mrs McCaskie, whose son Philip, 22, is in the RAF and daughter Sandy, 23, is in the Army, bought her Parapodium after reading about it in a national newspaper.
Gill takes first steps for 8 years by Evening Gazette (Middlesbrough, England)
For the Polish-designed Parapodium supporting his legs and hips will let grandad William discard his wheelchair and get about upright using a rocking motion.
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Walking miracle by The Mirror (London, England)
 
 
 
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