| n. | 1. | Something appended or added; an appendage, adjunct, or concomitant. |
| 2. | 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. | |
| 3. | (Anatomy) The vermiform appendix. |
| Noun | 1. | appendix - supplementary material that is collected and appended at the back of a book |
| 2. | appendix - a vestigial process that extends from the lower end of the cecum and that resembles a small pouch |
A 4-inch pouch attached to the first part of the large intestine (cecum). No one knows what function the appendix has, if any.
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