VERMIFORMAPPENDIX

Vermiform appendix

The appendix is a blind-ended tube connected to the cecum, from which it develops embryologically. The cecum is a pouchlike structure of the colon. The appendix is located near the junction of the small intestine and the large intestine.

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vermiform appendix

Noun

  1. An organ consisting of a blind tube projecting from the caecum, without a known function.


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