appendix
noun/əˈpendɪks/
/əˈpendɪks/
(plural appendixes
The plural form is usually appendixes in sense 1 (body parts) and appendices in sense 2 (in a book or document)./əˈpendɪksɪz/
/əˈpendɪksɪz/
or appendices /əˈpendɪsiːz/
/əˈpendɪsiːz/
)- a small bag of tissue that is attached to the large intestine. In humans, the appendix has no clear function.
- He had to have his appendix out (= removed).
Extra ExamplesTopics Bodyc2- He was taken to hospital with a burst appendix.
- If the condition is not treated, the appendix can rupture.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- burst
- inflamed
- perforated
- …
- remove
- take out
- have out
- …
- burst
- rupture
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- a section giving extra information at the end of a book or document
- Full details are given in Appendix 3.
Word Originmid 16th cent. (in sense (2)): from Latin, from appendere ‘hang upon’, from ad- ‘to’ + pendere ‘hang’. Sense (1) dates from the early 17th cent.
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