APPENDIX

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Irregular inflected form: appendices

I. (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

appendix; cecal appendage; vermiform appendix; vermiform process

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("appendix" is a kind of...):

appendage; outgrowth; process (a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant)

Holonyms ("appendix" is a part of...):

blind gut; caecum; cecum (the cavity in which the large intestine begins and into which the ileum opens)

Sense 2

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("appendix" is a kind of...):

addendum; postscript; supplement (textual matter that is added onto a publication; usually at the end)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "appendix"):

shirttail (a brief addendum at the end of a newspaper article)

codicil (a supplement to a will; a testamentary instrument intended to alter an already executed will)

Credits

Context examples:

A neoplasm with neuroendocrine differentiation that arises from the appendix.

(Appendix Neuroendocrine Neoplasm, NCI Thesaurus)

A benign or malignant neoplasm involving the appendix.

(Appendix Neoplasm, NCI Thesaurus)

An adenocarcinoma arising from the appendix, characterized by the presence of mucinous stroma formation and cystic structures.

(Appendix Mucinous Cystadenocarcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)

A cystically dilated epithelial neoplasm arising from the appendix.

(Appendix Mucinous Cystadenoma, NCI Thesaurus)

Acute inflammation of the vermiform appendix.

(Acute Appendicitis, NCI Thesaurus)

A precancerous intraepithelial neoplastic lesion that affects the appendix.

(Appendix High Grade Intraepithelial Neoplasia, NCI Thesaurus)

The distal end of the appendix.

(Appendiceal Tip, NCI Thesaurus)

The appendix is a small, tube-like organ attached to the first part of the large intestine.

(Appendicitis, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)

Surgical removal of the vermiform appendix.

(Appendectomy, NCI Thesaurus)

Surgery to remove the appendix (small finger-shaped pouch at the end of the first part of the large intestine).