appendix
A text added to the end of a book or an article, containing additional informationA text added to the end of a book or an article, containing additional information.
» Tom has had his appendix removed.
Tom wurde der Blinddarm entfernt.
Meaning
4 sensesA text added to the end of a book or an article, containing additional information.
Holonym: back matter
Near-synonyms: supplement (sometimes synonymous), addendum, codicil
Anhang, Beiheft
приложе́ниеpriložénije, дополне́ниеdopolnénije
дода́токdodátok
The vermiform appendix.
Any process, prolongation, or projection.
(broadly, obsolete)Something attached to something else; an attachment or accompaniment.
Near-synonyms: ancillary, auxiliary
- 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
Examples
25 sentencesTom has had his appendix removed.
deTom wurde der Blinddarm entfernt.
The surgeon took out his patient's appendix.
deDer Chirurg entfernte dem Patienten den Blinddarm.
Tom had to have his appendix removed.
Tom had his appendix removed.
I had my appendix removed.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Latin appendix.Borrowed from Latin appendix.
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Forms
plural: appendices / appendixes| Singular | appendix |
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| Plural | appendices / appendixes |
regular
Synonyms
23 synonyms- a vestigial process that extends from the lower end of the cecum and that resembles a small pouch:vermiform appendixvermiform processcecal appendage