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Type Words
Synonyms cecal appendage, vermiform appendix, vermiform process
Type of outgrowth, appendage, process
Type Words
Type of addendum, postscript, supplement
Has types shirttail, codicil

Examples of appendix

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He cites just one hospital visit in the early 1940s for removal of his appendix.
From the desmoinesregister.com
The diagnosis was acute appendicitis, and doctors removed his inflamed appendix.
From the well.blogs.nytimes.com
And sometimes the surgeons will remove an appendix which turns out to be normal.
From the thisisbristol.co.uk
If we never took out a normal appendix then we could be missing some real cases.
From the thisisbristol.co.uk
A table analysing the valuations of AIF and Apia is shown in the appendix below.
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The appendix is written in the third person, and likely not by Augustus himself.
From the en.wikipedia.org
There's also an appendix with contact information for agencies, studios and more.
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Ginepri recently had appendix surgery, while Nishikori is battling an arm injury.
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Boyce's account of the Aborigines'doom in an appendix deserves a separate book.
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  • Supplementary material that is collected and appended at the back of a book
  • A vestigial process that extends from the lower end of the cecum and that resembles a small pouch
  • In human anatomy, the appendix (or vermiform appendix; also cecal (or caecal) appendix; also vermix) is a blind-ended tube connected to the cecum (or caecum), from which it develops embryologically. The cecum is a pouchlike structure of the colon. ...
  • The American Quarter Horse is an American breed of horse that excels at sprinting short distances. Its name came from its ability to outdistance other breeds of horses in races of a quarter mile or less; some individuals have been clocked at speeds up to 55 mph (88.5 km/h). ...
  • Something attached to something else; an attachment or accompaniment; Specifically, a text added to the end of a book or an article, containing information that is important to but is not the main idea of the main text; The vermiform appendix, an inner organ without known use that can become ...
  • (Appendixes) This section includes Factbook-related material by topic.
  • (Appendixes) Supporting documents such as a list of acronyms, copies of statutes, and maps that provide additional guidance and references for planning.
  • (Appendices) supplementary information; one copy of instrument(s) used; copy of standardized instructions and debriefing notes
  • (The Appendices) A Dictionary of Genetics is unique in that only 80% of the pages contain definitions. The final fifth of the Dictionary is devoted to six Appendices, which supply a wealth of useful resource material.