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A0377400 (ə-pĕn′dĭks)n. pl. ap·pen·di·ces (-dĭ-sēz′) or ap·pen·dix·es 1. a. An appendage.b. A collection of supplementary material, usually at the end of a book.2. Anatomy Any of several supplementary or accessory parts of a bodily organ or structure, especially the vermiform appendix of the large intestine.

[Latin, from appendere, to hang upon; see append.]

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(əˈpɛndɪks) n, pl -dices (-dɪˌsiːz) or -dixes1. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) a body of separate additional material at the end of a book, magazine, etc, esp one that is documentary or explanatory2. any part that is dependent or supplementary in nature or function; appendage3. (Anatomy) anatomy See vermiform appendix[C16: from Latin: an appendage, from appendere to append]

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n., pl. -dix•es, -di•ces (-dəˌsiz) 1. supplementary material at the end of a text. 2. any additional or supplemental part; appendage. 3. Also called vermiform appendix. a wormlike tube, closed at the end, extending from the cecum of the large intestine. [1535–45; < Latin: appendage =append(ere) to append + -ix n. suffix] usage: appendices, a plural borrowed directly from Latin, is sometimes used, esp. in scholarly writing, to refer to supplementary material at the end of a book.

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(ə-pĕn′dĭks) Plural appendixes or appendices (ə-pĕn′-dĭ-sēz′) A tubular projection attached to the cecum of the large intestine in humans and some other mammals. ♦ Inflammation of the appendix is called appendicitis (ə-pĕn′dĭ-sī′tĭs). ♦ Surgical removal of the appendix is called an appendectomy (ăp′ən-dĕk′tə-mē).

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A document appended to an annex of an operation order, operation plan, or other document to clarify or to give further details.

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something attached as if by being hung on; appendage.Example: the ark . . . the heavenly fire, and the rest were ceremonial appendices, 1665.

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(or vermiform appendix) A short, slim, wormlike tube opening into the cecum but closed at the other end. It contains lymphoid tissue, which is involved in immunity.

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Noun	1.	appendix - supplementary material that is collected and appended at the back of a bookaddendum, supplement, postscript - textual matter that is added onto a publication; usually at the endshirttail - a brief addendum at the end of a newspaper articlecodicil - a supplement to a will; a testamentary instrument intended to alter an already executed will
	2.	appendix - a vestigial process that extends from the lower end of the cecum and that resembles a small pouchcecal appendage, vermiform appendix, vermiform processappendage, outgrowth, process - a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant; "a bony process"blind gut, caecum, cecum - the cavity in which the large intestine begins and into which the ileum opens; "the appendix is an offshoot of the cecum"

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¹noun supplement, add-on, postscript, adjunct, appendage, addendum, addition, codicil Details of the investigation are set out in the appendix.

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adjective appendicular

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appendix

(əˈpendiks) noun1. (plural sometimes apˈpendices (-siːz) ) a section, usually containing extra information, added at the end of a book, document etc. 附录2. a narrow tube leading from the large intestine. She's had her appendix removed.阑尾

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small, worm-shaped blind tube, about 3 in. (7.6 cm) long and 1-4 in. to 1 in. (.64–2.54 cm) thick, projecting from the cecum (part of the large intestine) on the right side of the lower abdominal cavity. The structure, also called the vermiform appendix, has no apparent function in people and has generally been considered a vestigial remnant of some previous organ or structure, having a digestive function, that became unnecessary to people in their evolutionary progress (see digestive systemdigestive system,
in the animal kingdom, a group of organs functioning in digestion and assimilation of food and elimination of wastes. Virtually all animals have a digestive system. In the vertebrates (phylum Chordata, subphylum Vertebrata) the digestive system is very complex.
..... Click the link for more information. ). It may, however, act as a source of healthy bacteria that can recolonize the intestines following severe diarrhea.

Infection of accumulated and hardened waste matter in the appendix may give rise to appendicitis, the symptoms of which are severe pain in the abdomen, nausea, vomiting, fever, abdominal tenderness, and muscle spasm. A blood count usually shows a rise in the number of white corpuscles. Appendicitis may occur at any age, although it is more prevalent in persons under 40 years of age. The danger in appendicitis is that the appendix can rupture, either spontaneously or because the patient has injudiciously been given laxatives or an enema, and that the infection can spread to the peritoneum (see peritonitisperitonitis
, acute or chronic inflammation of the peritoneum, the membrane that lines the abdominal cavity and surrounds the internal organs. It is caused by invasion of bacterial agents or irritant foreign matter during rupture of an internal organ, by spreading infection from
..... Click the link for more information. ). The risk of rupture is greater in older adults. Surgery, typically now performed laparoscopically, has been indicated historically in appendicitis, preceded and followed by antibiotic therapy, but recent studies have shown that in many cases uncomplicated appendicitis can be successfully treated with antibiotics alone.

Appendix

a process of the cecum in lemurs, apes, humans, many rodents, and some Carnivora. The base of the human appendix is situated at the bottom of the cecum, 2–3 cm below the start of the ileum. The average length of the appendix in adults is 8–10 cm, and the cavity averages 4–5 mm in diameter. The appendix is not fixed and is sometimes found behind the peritoneum. It has its own mesentery with fatty tissue, blood vessels, nerves, and lymph nodes. Its wall consists of a mucous membrane and serous, muscular, and submucosal layers. The function and role of the appendix have been little-studied. Disorders of the appendix include appendicitis, diverticulosis, tumors, and, sometimes in humans, infestation by parasitic worms, protozoans, and fungi.

appendix

[ə′pen·diks] (anatomy) Any appendage. vermiform appendix

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1. a body of separate additional material at the end of a book, magazine, etc., esp one that is documentary or explanatory 2. Anatomy See vermiform appendix

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noun supplement

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noun supplementary material that is collected and appended at the back of a book

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noun a vestigial process that extends from the lower end of the cecum and that resembles a small pouch

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