appendix

(ă-pen′diks)

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(ă-pen′dĭ-sēz)
pl. appendixes pl. appendices [L. appendix, appendage, addition]
An appendage, esp. the vermiform appendix.
SYN: SEE: appendage
SEE: digestive system and SEE: omentum for illus
appendiceal, adj.

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