APPENDIX (Meaning of)

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appendix
The additional or supplementary material sometimes found at the end of a book.
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appendix
[n] - supplementary material that is collected and appended at the back of a book 2. [n] - a vestigial process that extends from the lower end of the cecum and that resembles a small pouch
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appendix
A section of text that is related to material in book, but which typically does not contain essential information. Often, an appendix provides supplementary information that some people find useful, but which many people would find irrelevant. An appendix forms part of the end matter.
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Appendix
Small structure attached to part of the bowel called the caecum. It has no function in man.
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Appendix
a section added to a document which offers non-essential or illustrative information.
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Appendix
Material subordinate to the text of the work, printed and bound immediately after it. Planned from the beginning of a job.
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Appendix
a short, tube-like structure that branches off the large intestine; does not have any known function
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Appendix
The appendix is a narrow muscular pocket in the abdomen that has no known function. It is attached to the large intestine.
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A small worm like structure which is attached to the caecum and which has no apparent function.
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Appendix
Appendix: A small outpouching from the beginning of the large intestine (the ascending colon). Formally called the vermiform appendix because it was thought to be wormlike. See also: Appendicitis; Appendix cancer.Common Misspellings: apendix
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Appendix
Ap·pen'dix noun ; plural English Appendixes Latin Appendices [ Latin appendix , - dicis , from appendere . See Append .] 1. Something appended or added; an appendage, adjunct, or concomitant. &...
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Appendix
Ap·pen'dix noun The vermiform appendix.
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appendix
<anatomy> A worm-shaped process projecting from the blind end of the caecum. ... (27 Sep 1997) ...
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appendix
noun supplementary material that is collected and appended at the back of a book
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vermiform appendix noun a vestigial process that extends from the lower end of the cecum and that resembles a small pouch
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appendix
(ә-pen´diks) pl. appen´dices, appendixes a slender outgrowth or appendage. a small appendage near the ileocecal junction (the juncture of the small intestine and large intestine). An apparently useless structure, it can be the source of a serious illness, appendicitis. Called also vermiform ...
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Appendix
• (n.) Something appended or added; an appendage, adjunct, or concomitant. • (n.) Any literary matter added to a book, but not necessarily essential to its completeness, and thus distinguished from supplement, which is intended to supply deficiencies and correct inaccuracies. • (n.) T...
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appendix
in anatomy, a vestigial hollow tube that is closed at one end and is attached at the other end to the cecum, a pouchlike beginning of the large ... [1 related articles]
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appendix A small out-pouching from the beginning of the large intestine (the ascending colon). It was previously called the vermiform appendix because it was thought to be 'wormlike'.
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appendix
In some mammals, a finger-shaped organ, about 10 cm (4 in) long, located near the junction of the small intestine and large intestine, usually in the right part of the abdomen. The appendix has no known function in humans but can become inflamed and infected, a condition known as appendicitis.
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Appendix
A small pouch that is attached to the first part of the large intestine. The purpose and function of the appendix is not known. Appendicitis occurs when the appendix becomes inflamed. Narrower term(s): Appendicitis
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appendix
appendix, 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 function in people and...
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Appendix
The appendix is sometimes referred to as the 'abdominal tonsil' because it is composed largely of lymphoid tissue and is very susceptible to infection. It varies greatly in size, the average length being 75 mm. Normally it is a hollow tube lined with mucous membrane, with a muscle wall similar to th...
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appendix
Type: Term Pronunciation: ă-pen′diks, -di-sis, -di-sēs, -dik-sĕz Definitions: 1. An appendage or appendixlike structure. 2. A wormlike intestinal diverticulum extending from the blind end of the cecum; it varies in length and ends in a blind extremity. Synonyms: appendix vermifo...
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(anatomy) Short, blind-ended tube attached to the caecum. It has no known function in humans, but in herbivores it may be large, containing millions of bacteria that secrete enzymes to digest grass (as no vertebrate can secrete en...
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