appendixnoun [ C ]
uk/əˈpen.dɪks/us/əˈpen.dɪks/appendix noun [ C ] (BODY PART)
plural appendixes a small tube-shaped part that is joined to the intestines on the right side of the body and has no use in humans:
She had her appendix out (= medically removed) last summer.
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The digestive system
- asshole
- bowel
- cecum
- chyme
- colonic
- colorectal
- digestive system
- gastrointestinal
- ileum
- innards
- intestine
- ng
- oesophageal
- oesophagus
- omental
- omentum
- sigmoid
- tummy
- ureter
- urogenital
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appendix noun [ C ] (BOOK PART)
plural appendixes or appendices uk/-dɪ.siːz/usa separate part at the end of a book or magazine that gives extra information:
There's an appendix at the end of the book with a list of dates.
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Books & parts of books
- addendum
- artwork
- bibliography
- binder
- binding
- blurb
- chapter
- errata
- erratum
- extract
- flyleaf
- folio
- foreword
- jacket
- library
- margin
- monograph
- preface
- prologue
- table
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