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appendix
appendix (vermiform appendix) (ă-pen-diks) n. the short thin blind-ended tube, 7–10 cm long, that is attached to the end of the caecum. It has no known function in humans and is liable to become infected and inflamed (see
appendicitis).
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APPENDIX MAY BOOST IMMUNITY.(LIFE & LEISURE)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 8/27/2002; 700+ words
; ...idea: that the human appendix plays a part in developing...immunity. Studying human appendixes in detail to find out...brutishly difficult, says appendix researcher Rose Mage...the case with human appendixes: They fill up with...while in the rabbit appendix -- so that they're...
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Evolution of the appendix: a biological 'remnant' no more.
Newspaper article from: NewsRx Health & Science; 9/13/2009; 700+ words
; ...Second, Parker says the appendix is actually quite widespread...groups contain species with an appendix." Darwin had thought that appendices appeared in only a small handful...of the species that have an appendix attached to a large cecum...
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Darwin wrongly called the appendix a biological 'remnant', say researchers.
News Wire article from: Asian News International; 8/21/2009; 700+ words
; ...Second, Parker says, the appendix is actually quite widespread...groups contain species with an appendix," the researcher said...that Darwin had thought that appendices appeared in only a small handful...of the species that have an appendix attached to a large cecum...
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Pathology of the appendix
Magazine article from: Journal of the National Medical Association; 11/1/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...diagnosis was inflamed appendix: 2522 or 74.7...which are normal appendices (n = 387); early...but the vermiform appendix can field a variety...rate of inflamed appendix in the series of 3374 appendices is 74.7%. On...
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Duplication of vermiform appendix
Magazine article from: Journal of Postgraduate Medicine; 10/1/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...the location of the appendices. Cave and Wall Bridge...the duplication of appendix into three types...duplication of the appendix on a single caecum...completely separate appendices; B1: "Bird-like appendix" called so because...
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The appendix carry: it's nothing new, but this carry style is handy for many situations.
Magazine article from: Handguns; 4/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...One topic that comes up rather often is appendix carry: the carrying of a gun in the...you may be persuaded to believe that appendix carry is new. In reality, the carry...shoulder holsters. There was no mention of appendix carry. Back then, there were not the...
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Nitrergic hyperinnervation in appendicitis and in appendices histologically classified as normal
Magazine article from: Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine; 5/1/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...innervation of (a) acutely inflamed appendices, (b) appendices classified as histologically...and (c) normal control appendix specimens, using the whole...collected from 28 acutely inflamed appendices (age range, 3.2-13...
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Villous adenoma of the appendix with dysplasia.(Letter To Editor)(Letter to the editor)
Magazine article from: Saudi Journal of Gastroenterology; 1/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...diagnosis of villous adenoma of appendix with mild dysplasia and acute...1],[2] Adenoma of the appendix is a rare pathological entity...3] Villous adenoma of the appendix is a rare pathological condition...5] Adenomas of the appendixes, like adenomas elsewhere...
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An inflamed necrotic appendix epiploicum with immediate contact to a non-inflamed appendix vermiformis: a case report.(Case study)
Magazine article from: Journal of Medical Case Reports; 2/10/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...necrotic, inflamed appendix epiploicum (white spot...on a non-irritated appendix vermiformis (black...Inflammation and necrosis of appendices epiploicae is one potential...therapy for inflamed appendices epiploicae which is...necrosis of a pericecal appendix epiploicum should be...
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Ovoid Appendix on US Rules Out Acute Appendicitis.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
Magazine article from: Family Practice News; 2/1/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...ultrasound reveals that the appendix is ovoid shaped over...of 382 patients. The appendix on ultrasound can appear...patients in his study, 37 appendixes were ovoid, 33 were...37% had an ovoid appendix, 24% had a round appendix...ovoid. Acutely inflamed appendices were never ...
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appendix
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to the Body
...abdomen over the site of the appendix. There is tenderness over the appendix, often accompanied by a...appendicitis. A percentage of appendices removed prove to be normal...third century ad . Though the appendix appeared in the anatomical...
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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...
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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.
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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...
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vermiform appendix
Book article from: A Dictionary of Nursing
vermiform appendix ( verm -i-form) n. see appendix .
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