English noun: appendix | |||
1. | appendix (communication) supplementary material that is collected and appended at the back of a book | ||
Broader (hypernym) | addendum, postscript, supplement | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | codicil, shirttail | ||
2. | appendix (body) a vestigial process that extends from the lower end of the cecum and that resembles a small pouch | ||
Synonyms | cecal appendage, vermiform appendix, vermiform process | ||
Broader (hypernym) | appendage, outgrowth, process | ||
Part meronym | blind gut, caecum, cecum | ||