a vestigial process that extends from the lower end of the cecum and that resembles a small pouch supplementary material that is collected and appended at the back of a book
An appendix to a book is extra information that is placed after the end of the main text. in full vermiform appendix Vestigial hollow tube attached to the cecum of the large intestine. The human appendix, usually 3-4 in. (8-10 cm) long and less than 0.5 in. (1.3 cm) wide, has no digestive function. Its muscular walls expel their own mucous secretions or any intestinal contents that enter it. Blockage of the opening may prevent expulsion and cause appendicitis: fluids collect, bacteria propagate, and the appendix becomes distended and inflamed; tissue in the appendix begins to die, and the organ may burst, causing peritonitis. Its symptoms may begin with moderate pain in the upper abdomen, about the navel, or all over the abdomen. Nausea and vomiting may then develop. The pain may shift to the right lower abdomen. Fever is usually present but is seldom high in the early phases. Differentiating acute appendicitis from other causes of abdominal pain requires careful examination. Treatment is removal of the appendix (appendectomy)
Any literary matter added to a book, but not necessarily essential to its completeness, and thus distinguished from supplement, which is intended to supply deficiencies and correct inaccuracies
ek, ilave, bir şeye eklenmiş olan örn: appendix vermiformis
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ek, i·la·ve, bir şe·ye ek·len·miş o·lan örn·: ap·pen·dix ver·mi·for·mis