Definition of Appendix. Meaning of Appendix. Synonyms of Appendix

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Definition of Appendix

Appendix
Appendix Ap*pen"dix, n. The vermiform appendix.
Appendix
Appendix Ap*pen"dix, n.; pl. E. Appendixes, L. Appendices. [L. appendix, -dicis, fr. appendere. See Append.] 1. Something appended or added; an appendage, adjunct, or concomitant. Normandy became an appendix to England. --Sir M. Hale. 2. 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. Syn: See Supplement.

Meaning of Appendix from wikipedia

- Look up appendix or appendices in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Appendix (pl.: appendices or appendixes) may refer to: Addendum, an addition made to...
- The appendix (pl.: appendices or appendixes; also vermiform appendix; cecal (or caecal, cæcal) appendix; vermix; or vermiform process) is a finger-like...
- Appendicitis is inflammation of the appendix. Symptoms commonly include right lower abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, and decreased appetite. However,...
- Appendix cancer, also known as appendiceal cancer, is a very rare malignant tumor that forms in the vermiform appendix. Gastrointestinal stromal tumors...
- The appendix of the epididymis (or pedunculated hydatid) is a small stalked appendage (sometimes duplicated) on the head of the epididymis. It is usually...
- epiploic appendices (or appendices epiploicae, or epiploic appendages, or appendix epiploica, or omental appendices) are small pouches of the peritoneum filled...
- The appendix testis (or hydatid of Morgagni) is a vestigial remnant of the Müllerian duct, present on the upper pole of the testis and attached to the...
- The Appendix Vergiliana is a collection of Latin poems traditionally ascribed as being the juvenilia (work written as a youth) of Virgil (70–19 BC). Many...
- species protected by CITES Appendix I List of species protected by CITES Appendix II List of species protected by CITES Appendix III Shark finning Wildlife...
- appendicectomy (British English) is a surgical operation in which the vermiform appendix (a portion of the intestine) is removed. Appendectomy is normally performed...