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appendix
appendix small, worm-shaped blind tube, about 3 in. (7.6 cm) long and 1/4 in. to 1 in. (.64-2.54 cm) thick, projecting from the cecum (part of the large intestine) on the right side of the lower abdominal cavity. The structure, also called the vermiform appendix, has no function in people and i... Read more
abscess
abscess localized inflamation associated with tissue necrosis. Abscesses are characterized by inflamation, which is due to the accumulation of pus in the local tissues, and often painful swelling. They occur in the skin, at the root of a tooth, in the middle ear, on the eyelid (see sty ), in the m... Read more
actinomycosis
actinomycosis , chronic suppurative infection that occurs around the face and neck. The disease is characterized by the formation of abscesses, or pus-filled cavities, below the surface of the skin. These abscesses spread rapidly and form channels that discharge a yellow granular pus on the surface ... Read more
book of hours
book of hours form of prayer book developed in the 14th cent. from the prayers of clerics appended to the main service. The subjects of the miniature illustrations (see miniature painting ) were frequently derived from the appendix of the Psalter. The book of hours served as a devotional work cont... Read more
peritoneum
peritoneum , multilayered membrane which lines the abdominal cavity, and supports and covers the organs within it. The part of the membrane that lines the abdominal cavity is called the parietal peritoneum. The portion that covers the internal organs, or viscera, is known as the visceral peritoneum ... Read more
Thomas Cooper
Thomas Cooper 1759-1839, American scientist, educator, and political philosopher, b. London, educated at Oxford. His important works include Political Essays (1799); the appendixes to the Memoirs of Dr. Joseph Priestley (2 vol., 1806), in which he reviews Priestley's life and works at length; ... Read more
John Filson
John Filson c.1753-1788, Kentucky pioneer, b. Chester co., Pa. In 1783 he acquired land in Kentucky, taught school, and wrote Discovery, Settlement, and Present State of Kentucke (1784). This first history, or traveler's description, of the state contained a very good map that was also published ... Read more
Saint Justin Martyr
Saint Justin Martyr c.AD 100-c.AD 165, Christian apologist, called also Justin the Philosopher. Born in Samaria of pagan parents, he studied philosophy, and after his conversion in Ephesus to Christianity at about the age of 38, he went from place to place trying to convert men of learning by philo... Read more
Frank Norris
Frank Norris (Benjamin Franklin Norris), 1870-1902, American novelist, b. Chicago. After studying in Paris, at the Univ. of California (1890-94), and at Harvard, he spent several years as a war correspondent in South Africa (1895-96) and Cuba (1898). His proletarian novel McTeague (1899) was infl... Read more
intestine
intestine muscular hoselike portion of the gastrointestinal tract extending from the lower end of the stomach (pylorus) to the anal opening. In humans this fairly narrow (about 1 in./2.5 cm) tubelike structure winds compactly back and forth within the abdominal cavity for about 23 ft (7 m), and is ... Read more

Encyclopedia entries related to "appendix"

appendix
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to the Body appendix The appendix is more correctly known as the ‘vermiform appendix’, meaning worm-like. It is present only in man, certain anthropoid apes, and the wombat (a nocturnal, burrowing Australian marsupial). Many...
Federal Appendix
Encyclopedia entry from: West's Encyclopedia of American Law FEDERAL APPENDIX A legal reference source containing federal...publication. The first volume of the Federal Appendix was published September 1, 2001. Coverage...after January 1,2001. The Federal Appendix is an appendix to the Federal Reporter...
Appendix to Appellants' Briefs
Encyclopedia entry from: West's Encyclopedia of American Law Appendix to Appellants' Briefs IN THE SUPREME...COUNTY, VIRGINIA, ET AL., appellee APPENDIX TO APPELLANTS' BRIEFS THE EFFECTS OF...individual, we file it herewith as an appendix to our briefs. Robert L. Carter, Thurgood...
Appendicitis
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, 3rd ed. ...Appendicitis is an inflammation of the appendix, which is the worm-shaped pouch attached...beginning of the large intestine. The appendix has no known function in the body, but...emergency, and if it is left untreated the appendix may rupture and cause a potentially fatal...
Appendectomy
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Surgery: A Guide for Patients and Caregivers ...Definition Appendectomy is the surgical removal of the appendix. The appendix is a worm-shaped hollow pouch attached to the cecum...to treat appendicitis, an inflamed and infected appendix. Description After the patient is anesthetized...
Carcinoid Tumors, Gastrointestinal
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer ...hormone-producing cells that line the appendix, bronchus, esophagus, intestines...stomach. Midgut tumors originate in the: appendix, liver, ovary, small intestine, and...develop in the: small intestine (ileum) appendix rectum Atypical tumor behavior Most cancers...
Brief for Respondent
Encyclopedia entry from: West's Encyclopedia of American Law ...court's decision Escobedo v. Miranda Conclusion Appendix A Appendix B OPINION BELOW, JURISDICTION, CONSTITUTIONAL PROVISIONS...this Statement of the Case and reprinted verbatim in Appendix A, infra. The psychiatrist quoted the petitioner...
Essential Surgery
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Surgery: A Guide for Patients and Caregivers ...appendicitis, or an infection of the appendix (a pouch-shaped organ in the abdomen...appendicitis may result in a ruptured appendix, which is a life-threatening condition...appendectomy (surgical removal of the appendix) is usually considered essential in...
Brief for the Petitioners
Encyclopedia entry from: West's Encyclopedia of American Law ...Commerce Fourth: The Freedom of the Press Conclusion Appendix A Appendix B OPINIONS BELOW The opinion of the Supreme Court...and statutory provisions involved are set forth in Appendix A, infra , pp. 91 – 95. STATEMENT On...
Meckel's Diverticulum
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, 3rd ed. ...not return. KEY TERMS Appendectomy — The procedure to surgically remove an appendix. Appendicitis — Inflammation of the appendix. Appendix — A portion of intestine attached to the cecum. Cecum — The first...

Dictionary entries related to "appendix"

appendix
Book article from: A Dictionary of Zoology appendix In some Mammalia , a vermiform, cul-de...the digestion of cellulose, the caecum and appendix are large. In most Primates it is absent and...Hominoidea , the caecum is very small, but the appendix is large.
vermiform appendix
Book article from: A Dictionary of Nursing vermiform appendix ( verm -i-form) n. see appendix .
Appendix, Appendices
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms Appendix, Appendices something attached as if by being hung on; appendage. Example: the ark . . . the heavenly fire, and the rest were ceremonial appendices, 1665.
appendix dorsalis
Book article from: A Dictionary of Zoology appendix dorsalis See ARCHAEOGNATHA .
Gellibrand, Henry
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ...As his main evidence he referred to an appendix to Edward Wright ’ s Certaine...problem of longitude is a three-page appendix to The Strange and Dangerous Voyage of...including trigonometrical ones, and has an appendix on the use of the cross-staff, quadrant...
Paulli, Simon
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ...calcitrapa ) is discussed here, apparently for the first time. An appendix reprints his Rostock inaugural lecture, “ De officio...Parekbasis seu digressio de … causa fabrium … Appendix, seu Historia relatio de … anatomicao et chirurtico...
Esdras, Books of
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church ...and in subsequent editions of the Vulgate they appear as an appendix after the NT. In the Geneva Bible (1560) and subsequent...Hadrian (117–38); ( c ) 15–16, an appendix, in some MSS reckoned as ‘V Esdras’...
K. Anh.
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music K. Anh. Köchel Anhang, the appendix to Köchel's catalogue of Mozart's works, some of which have the suffix K. Anh. followed by a number. In the main, works of dubious attribution are confined to the appendix.
Brahmagupta
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ...x101; min ’ s commentary on chapter 21 added as an appendix. The Kha ṇ ḍ akh ā dyaka is the...crescent. On planetary conjunctions. There also exists an appendix ( UttaraKhandakh ā dyaka ). If one follows Utpala...
Alain De Lille
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ...1932), with an edition of the De virtutibus et vitiis in an appendix: English versions are D.M. Moffat, The Complaint of Nature...an extensive bibliography on pp. 169 – 173 and an appendix on pp. 175 – 186 listing the manuscripts of Alain...

Thesaurus entries related to "appendix"

appendix
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus appendix • noun  there is a windchill table in the appendix synonyms : supplement, addendum, postscript, codicil; coda, epilogue, afterword, tailpiece, back matter; attachment.
supplement
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English ...addition, supplementation, additive, extra, add-on.   2. add a supplement to the book/document synonyms : appendix, addendum, back/end matter, tailpiece, codicil, rider.   3. a newspaper supplement synonyms : pullout, insert...
postscript
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus postscript • noun   1. a handwritten postscript synonyms : afterthought, PS, additional remark.   2. he added postscripts of his own synonyms : addendum, supplement, appendix, codicil, afterword, addition.
epilogue
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English epilogue • noun   synonyms : conclusion; concluding speech, swan song, postscript, PS, afterword, coda, codicil, appendix, postlude.
addendum
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus addendum • noun  we can add the list of sponsors as an addendum to the program synonyms : appendix, codicil, postscript, afterword, tailpiece, rider, coda, supplement, Law adhesion; adjunct, appendage, addition, add-on, attachment.
continuation
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English ...resumption, renewal, recommencement.   3. the continuation of the story synonyms : sequel, postscript, addition, supplement, appendix.   4. the road is a continuation of Main Street synonyms : extension, prolongation.
operation
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English ...xA0; 5. military operations synonyms : maneuver, exercise, campaign, assault.   6. an operation to remove the appendix synonyms : surgery, major surgery, minor surgery. phrase: in operation   rules/machines not yet in operation...

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The appendix carry: it's nothing new, but this carry style is handy for many situations.
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Evolution of the appendix: a biological 'remnant' no more.
Newspaper article from: Gastroenterology Week; 9/7/2009; 700+ words ; The lowly appendix, long-regarded as a useless evolutionary...actually serves a critical function. The appendix, they said, is a safe haven where good...reporting on the first-ever study of the appendix through the ages. Writing in the Journal...
Duplication of vermiform appendix
Magazine article from: Journal of Postgraduate Medicine; 10/1/2004; ; 700+ words ; ...was pelvic (7 cm long). The pelvic appendix opened into a duplicated caecum, which...the terminal end of the ileum. Each appendix had it's own blood supply, derived...Discussion Duplication of vermiform appendix [Figure:1] is reported with an incidence...
Darwin wrongly called the appendix a biological 'remnant', say researchers.
News Wire article from: Asian News International; 8/21/2009; 700+ words ; ...was wrong when he theorized that the appendix in humans and other primates was the...have observed that not only does the appendix appear in nature much more frequently...biology texts today still refer to the appendix as a 'vestigial organ'," says Dr...
APPENDIX MAY BOOST IMMUNITY.(LIFE & LEISURE)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 8/27/2002; 700+ words ; ...re talking, of course, about the appendix -- that 4-inch-long blind alley...right side of the colon. (Vermiform appendix, for any Latin lovers out there, means...In school, kids learn that the appendix is an evolutionary vestige important...
Torsion of vermiform appendix with fecalith: a case report.(Case Report)(Case study)
Magazine article from: Cases Journal; 6/23/2008; ; 700+ words ; ...IntroductionTorsion of the vermiform appendix is a rare disorder, which causes abdominal...Preoperative diagnosis of torsion of the appendix is sometimes difficult. Here, we report...diagnosis of acute appendicitis. The appendix was 10 cm in length and 1.5 cm in diameter...
Appendix Announces 3-year contract with Honeywell.
PR Newswire; 2/24/2003; 692 words ; ...EDMONTON/MONTREAL, Feb. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Appendix Publishing Inc. (Appendix) announced in December 2002 that it has been...The contract is worth approximately C$2.1M. Appendix will be responsible for the on-site engineering...
Appendix Strengthens Management Team and Appoints Alex Kallos as V.P. of Sales and Marketing.
PR Newswire; 2/6/2003; 584 words ; ...Mr. Rick Temelini, President of Appendix Technical Publications Group is pleased...our clients' needs will be an asset to Appendix and our expanding client base," says...are focusing on their core competency - Appendix can produce as much of the supporting...
Appendix is a 'safe house' for beneficial bacteria
News Wire article from: The Hindustan Times; 10/9/2007; 700+ words ; ...A new research has revealed that the appendix acts as a "safe house" for the beneficial...hypothesize that the beneficial bacteria in the appendix that aid digestion can ride out a bout...makes a strong case for the role of the appendix as a place where the good bacteria can...