Appendix
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Appendix, from the Latin word of the same name, may refer to an Index / Bibliography.
- Appendix (book design), a reference section at the end of a book
- In anatomy, a section at the end of an organ; in particular the:
- Vermiform appendix (often referred to as simply the "appendix"), a part of the human digestive system.
- Right auricular appendix, a conical pouch on the right atrium of the heart.
- Left auricular appendix, a conical pouch on the left atrium of the heart.
- Appendix of the epididymis, a detached efferent duct of the epididymis.
- Appendix testis, a vestigial remnant of the Müllerian duct.
- Epiploic appendix, one of several small pouches of fat on the peritoneum along the colon and rectum.
- Fibrous appendix of the liver, a band on the left of the liver.
- Appendix of the laryngeal ventricle, a sac that extends from the laryngeal ventricle.
- Mesoappendix, the portion of the mesentery that connects the ileum to the vermiform appendix.
- Appendix (law), an addition or addendum to a contract
- irregular English plurals — the word "appendix" has irregular plural forms (appendixes vs. appendices)