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appendice

appendix

noun ah-pahn-DEES Rare
Body & Health Body Parts

Origin: Latin appendix, from appendere (to hang upon)

Also means

appendage

Usage Note

Appendice refers both to the vermiform appendix in anatomy (l'appendice vermiforme) and to a supplementary section at the end of a book. The medical condition appendicitis is appendicite (feminine). In everyday speech, appendice is rarer than appendicite; most people only mention the organ when it becomes inflamed.

Examples

"L'appendice se trouve dans la partie inférieure de l'abdomen."

Natural Translation

The appendix is found in the lower part of the abdomen.

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