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appendix
(ә-pen´diks)
pl. appen´dices, appendixes
a slender outgrowth or appendage.
a small appendage near the ileocecal junction (the juncture of the small intestine and large intestine). An apparently useless structure, it can be the source of a serious illness, appendicitis. Called also vermiform appendix. adj., appendic´eal., adj.
Vermiform appendix and adjacent structures.
vermiform appendix
appendix (def. 2).

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