Appendix and cecum

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• appendix — /euh pen diks/, n., pl. appendixes, appendices / deuh seez /. 1. supplementary material at the end of a book, article, document, or other text, usually of an explanatory, statistical, or bibliographic nature. 2. an appendage. 3. Anat. a. a… …   Universalium

• Cecum — For the genus of sea snails, see Caecum (genus). Not to be confused with sacrum. Cecum …   Wikipedia

• Cecum — The cecum (also spelled caecum), the first portion of the large bowel, situated in the lower right quadrant of the abdomen. The cecum receives fecal material from the small bowel (ileum) which opens into it. The appendix is attached to the cecum …   Medical dictionary

• appendix — 1. SYN: appendage. 2. [TA] A wormlike intestinal diverticulum extending from the blind end of the cecum; it varies in length and ends in a blind extremity. SYN: a. vermiformis [TA], a. ceci, processus vermiformis, vermiform appendage, vermiform …   Medical dictionary

• cecum — caecum cae cum, n.; pl. {C[ae]cums}, L. {C[ae]ca}. [L. caecus blind, invisible, concealed.] (Anat.) (a) A cavity open at one end, as the blind end of a canal or duct. (b) The blind part of the large intestine beyond the entrance of the small… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• appendix — Synonyms and related words: PS, Parthian shot, abdomen, accessory, addendum, adjunct, affix, afterthought, allonge, anus, appurtenance, back matter, blind gut, bowels, brain, cecum, chorus, coda, codicil, colon, colophon, commentary, conclusion,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• Vermiform appendix — Infobox Anatomy Name = Vermiform Appendix Latin = appendix vermiformis GraySubject = 249 GrayPage = 1178 Caption = Arteries of cecum and vermiform appendix. (Appendix visible at lower right, labeled as vermiform process ). Caption2 = Normal… …   Wikipedia

• vermiform appendix — n a narrow blind tube usu. about three or four inches (7.6 to 10.2 centimeters) long that extends from the cecum in the lower right hand part of the abdomen, has much lymphoid wall tissue, normally communicates with the cavity of the cecum, and… …   Medical dictionary

• Epiploic appendix — Iliac colon, sigmoid or pelvic colon, and rectum seen from the front, after removal of pubic bones and bladder. (Lumps of fat visible at right.) …   Wikipedia

• vermiform appendix — noun a vestigial process that extends from the lower end of the cecum and that resembles a small pouch • Syn: ↑appendix, ↑vermiform process, ↑cecal appendage • Hypernyms: ↑process, ↑outgrowth, ↑appendage …   Useful english dictionary

• Bow and arrow sign — The bow and arrow sign is an endoscopic sign for determining the location of the ileocecal valve during colonoscopy. Identifying the ileocecal valve in a colonoscopy is important, as it indicates that the entire colon has been visualized.The… …   Wikipedia