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annex	something added to a document, usu. at the end; appendix. [1/4 definitions]
appendectomy	surgical removal of the appendix in the lower right-hand side of the abdomen.
appendicitis	inflammation of the appendix in the lower right-hand side of the abdomen.
appendix	a short closed tube of tissue that projects from the pouch at the beginning of the large intestine in the lower right-hand side of the abdomen; vermiform appendix. [1/3 definitions]
codicil	an addition or appendix, esp. one modifying the terms of a will.
rupture	a tear in bodily tissue, esp. a bursting out of an organ, as with a hernia or appendix. [1/6 definitions]
vermiform process	vermiform appendix. [1/2 definitions]
vestige	a rudimentary or non-functional part or organ remaining from an earlier stage of development in an individual or species, such as the human appendix. [1/2 definitions]

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