Definition of Appendix

1. Noun. Supplementary material that is collected and appended at the back of a book.

Generic synonyms: Addendum, Postscript, Supplement
Specialized synonyms: Shirttail, Codicil

2. Noun. A vestigial process that extends from the lower end of the cecum and that resembles a small pouch.
Exact synonyms: Cecal Appendage, Vermiform Appendix, Vermiform Process
Generic synonyms: Appendage, Outgrowth, Process
Group relationships: Blind Gut, Caecum, Cecum

Definition of Appendix

1. n. Something appended or added; an appendage, adjunct, or concomitant.

2. n. The vermiform appendix.

Definition of Appendix

1. a collection of supplementary material at the end of a book [n -DIXES or -DICES]

Medical Definition of Appendix

1. A worm-shaped process projecting from the blind end of the caecum. (27 Sep 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Appendix

appendicularia
appendicularia
appendicular artery
appendicular artery
appendicular colic
appendicular lymph nodes
appendicular muscle
appendicular skeleton
appendicular skeleton
appendicular vein
appendicular vein
appendiculata
appendiculate
appending
appendix (current term)
appendix (current term)
appendixes
appendix ceci
appendix epididymidis
appendix epididymis
appendix epiploica
appendix fibrosa hepatis
appendix of epididymidis
appendix of the testis
appendix testis
appendix ventriculi laryngis
appendix vermiformis
appendix vesiculosa
appends
apperceive

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