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appendix

/əˈpɛn.dɪks/noun3 syllables

Appendix means: a vestigial process that extends from the lower end of the cecum and that resembles a small pouch.

Synonyms for appendix7

noun, as in a vestigial process that extends from the lower end of the cecum and that resembles a small pouch

vermiform appendix, vermiform process, cecal appendage

also used for appendix

supplement, addendum, codicil, appendage

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What does appendix mean?2

noun

1

a vestigial process that extends from the lower end of the cecum and that resembles a small pouch

2

supplementary material that is collected and appended at the back of a book

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Appendix in a sentence

  • He wrote an appendix comprising more than half the length of the total document.AlanF_US
  • Why the heck do humans have an appendix in the first place?Johannes_S
  • The surgeon took out his patient's appendix.CK
  • I am going to remove the appendix.MarijnKp
  • She had had her appendix removed.vvv123
  • The appendix is of no use.megamanenm
  • Is the appendix a useless organ?Amastan
  • Tom has had his appendix removed.CK

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of appendix

as a noun

plural
appendices