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ap·pen·dix  (-pndks)

n. pl. ap·pen·dix·es or ap·pen·di·ces (-d-sz)

1.

a. An appendage.

b. A collection of supplementary material, usually at the end of a book.

2. The vermiform appendix.

3. Anatomy A supplementary or accessory part of a bodily organ or structure.

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

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appendix [əˈpɛndɪks]

n pl -dices [-dɪˌsiːz], -dixes

1. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) a body of separate additional material at the end of a book, magazine, etc., esp one that is documentary or explanatory

2. any part that is dependent or supplementary in nature or function; appendage

3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) Anatomy See vermiform appendix

[from Latin: an appendage, from appendere to append]

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appendix  (-pndks)

Plural appendixes or appendices (-pn-d-sz)

A tubular projection attached to the cecum of the large intestine and located on the lower right side of the abdomen. Also called vermiform appendix.

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

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	appendix - supplementary material that is collected and appended at the back of a book addendum, supplement, postscript - textual matter that is added onto a publication; usually at the end shirttail - a brief addendum at the end of a newspaper article codicil - 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 pouch cecal appendage, vermiform appendix, vermiform process appendage, 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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appendix¹

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

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appendix² noun

Related words
adjective appendicular

Translations

appendix [əˈpendɪks] N (appendixes (appendices (pl))) [əˈpendɪsiːz]

1. (Anat) → apéndice m
to have one's appendix out → hacerse extirpar el apéndice

2. [of book] → apéndice m

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appendix [əˈpɛndɪks] [appendices] (pl) n → appendice m
to have one's appendix out → se faire opérer de l'appendicite

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appendix

n pl <appendices or -es>

(Anat) → Blinddarm m, → Appendix m (spec); to have one’s appendix out → sich (dat) → den Blinddarm herausnehmen lassen

(to book etc) → Anhang m, → Appendix m

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appendix [əˈpɛndɪks] n (appendices (pl)) [əˈpɛndɪsiːz]

a. (Anat) → appendice f
to have one's appendix out → operarsi or farsi operare di appendicite

b. (to book) → appendice f

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appendix

n appendix [əˈpendiks]

1 (plural sometimes apˈpendices-siːz) a section, usually containing extra information, added at the end of a book, document etc. aanhegsel مُلْحَق приложение dodatek, příloha appendiks; tillæg der Anhang παράρτημα apéndice lisa ضمیمه liite appendice נִסְפָּח परिशिष्ट slijepo crijevo függelék lampiran bókarauki appendice 付録 부록 priedas pielikums lampiran aanhangsel tillegg, tilføyelse dodatek apêndice anexă приложение dodatok dodatek dodatak appendix, tillägg, bilaga ภาคผนวก ek 附錄 додаток ملحق phụ lục 附录

2 a narrow tube leading from the large intestine She's had her appendix removed. blinde derm الزَّائِدَة الدّودِيَّه апендикс slepé střevo blindtarm der Blinddarm σκωληκοειδής απόφυση apéndice pimesool آپاندیس umpilisäke appendice תוֹסֶפתָן उण्डुकपुच्छ crvuljak féregnyulvány,„vakbél” usus buntu botnlangatota appendice 虫垂 맹장 apendiksas apendikss apendik blindedarm blindtarm wyrostek robaczkowy apêndice apendice аппендикс slepé črevo slepič slepo crevo blindtarm ไส้ติ่ง apandis, kör bağırsak 闌尾 апендикс پڑی آنت کا آخری تنگ نالی نما سرا ruột thừa 阑尾