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noun

appendix

A small, narrow pouch attached to the large intestine.

The diagram shows the appendix attached to the large intestine.

Etymology
appendixLatinappendage; attachment

Latin appendix names something attached or hanging on. The anatomical name describes this pouch as an appendage of the intestine rather than naming a particular function.

More examples

  • The surgeon examined the appendix.
  • The textbook compares healthy and inflamed appendices.
  • The appendix is a narrow pouch.

Forms

appendix · appendixes · appendices