appendix

appendix definition - medical

ap·pen·dix (ə-pĕnˈdĭks)

noun pl. ap·pen·dix·es or ap·pen·di·ces (-dĭ-sēzˌ)
  1. A supplementary or an accessory part of an organ or a structure of the body.
  2. The vermiform appendix.

The American Heritage® Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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