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appendix

ap·pen·dix [ ə péndiks ] (plural ap·pen·dix·es or ap·pen·di·ces [ ə péndi sz ])


noun 
Definition:
 
1. small outgrowth from large intestine: a blind-ended tube leading from the large intestine cecum, near its junction with the small intestine. In humans it is small, occurs in the lower right-hand part of the abdomen, and contains cells of the immune system.

2. additional information: a collection of separate material at the end of a book or document

3. projecting part: a part that projects from something larger

[Mid-16th century. < Latin< appendere (see append)]
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