The Wordsmith Dictionary

ap pen dec to my |ˌapənˈdektəmē ˌæˌpɛnˈdɛktəmi |(Brit. also appendicectomy |əˌpendəˈsektəmē |) ▶noun ( pl. appendectomies ) a surgical operation to remove the appendix.

appendicitis

ap pen di ci tis |əˌpendəˈsītis əˌpɛndəˈsaɪdɪs | ▶noun a serious medical condition in which the appendix becomes inflamed and painful.

appendicular

ap pen dic u lar |apənˈdikyələr ˌæpənˈdɪkjələr | ▶adjective technical relating to or denoting an appendage or appendages. • Anatomy of or relating to a limb or limbs: the appendicular skeleton. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from Latin appendicula ‘small appendage, ’ diminutive of appendix, + -ar 1 .

appendix

ap pen dix |əˈpendiks əˈpɛndɪks | ▶noun ( pl. appendices |-diˌsēz |; appendixes ) 1 Anatomy a tube-shaped sac attached to and opening into the lower end of the large intestine in humans and some other mammals. Also called vermiform appendix. In humans the appendix is small and has no known function, but in rabbits, hares, and some other herbivores it is involved in the digestion of cellulose. 2 a section or table of additional matter at the end of a book or document. ORIGIN mid 16th cent. ( sense 2 ): from Latin, from appendere ‘hang upon ’ (see append ). Sense 1 dates from the early 17th cent. usage: Appendix typically has the plural appendixes in the anatomical sense, and appendices when referring to a part of a book or document.

Oxford Dictionary

append

ap ¦pend |əˈpɛnd | ▶verb [ with obj. ] add (something ) to the end of a written document: the results of the survey are appended to this chapter. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin appendere ‘hang on ’, from ad- ‘to ’ + pendere ‘hang ’.

appendage

ap ¦pend |age |əˈpɛndɪdʒ | ▶noun 1 a thing that is added or attached to something larger or more important: they treat Scotland as a mere appendage of England. 2 Biology a projecting part of an invertebrate or other living organism, with a distinct appearance or function: a pair of feathery appendages through which oxygen is absorbed.

appendant

appendant |əˈpɛnd (ə )nt | formal ▶adjective attached or added, especially in a subordinate capacity. ▶noun a subordinate person or thing. ORIGIN late Middle English (in legal contexts ): from Old French apendant, from apendre ‘depend on, belong to ’, from Latin appendere (see append ).

appendectomy

appendectomy |ˌap (ə )nˈdɛktəmi |(Brit. also appendicectomy |əˌpɛndɪˈsɛktəmi |) ▶noun ( pl. appendectomies ) a surgical operation to remove the appendix.

appendicitis

ap ¦pen ¦di |citis |əˌpɛndɪˈsʌɪtɪs | ▶noun [ mass noun ] a serious medical condition in which the appendix becomes inflamed and painful.

appendicular

appendicular |ˌap (ə )nˈdɪkjʊlə | ▶adjective Anatomy relating to a limb or limbs. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from Latin appendicula ‘small appendage ’, diminutive of appendix, + -ar 1 .

appendix

appendix |əˈpɛndɪks | ▶noun ( pl. appendixes or appendices |-siːz | ) 1 Anatomy a tube-shaped sac attached to and opening into the lower end of the large intestine in humans and some other mammals. In humans the appendix is small and has no known function, but in rabbits, hares, and some other herbivores it is involved in the digestion of cellulose. Also called vermiform appendix. 2 a section or table of subsidiary matter at the end of a book or document. ORIGIN mid 16th cent. (in sense 2 ): from Latin, from appendere ‘hang upon ’ (see append ). Sense 1 dates from the early 17th cent. usage: Appendix typically has the plural appendixes in the anatomical sense, and appendices when referring to a part of a book or document.

American Oxford Thesaurus

append

append verb the teacher may append comments to the final report: add, attach, affix, tack on, tag on; formal subjoin.

appendage

appendage noun 1 I am not just an appendage to the family: addition, attachment, adjunct, addendum, appurtenance, accessory. 2 a pair of feathery appendages: protuberance, projection; technical process.

appendix

appendix noun there is a windchill table in the appendix: supplement, addendum, postscript, codicil; coda, epilogue, afterword, tailpiece, back matter; attachment.

Oxford Thesaurus

append

append verb the head teacher has the right to append comments to the final report: add, attach, affix, adjoin, include, put in /on; informal tack on, tag on; formal subjoin, conjoin.

appendage

appendage noun 1 I am a person in my own right, instead of an appendage to the family: addition, attachment, adjunct, addendum, appurtenance, accessory, accompaniment, affix, extra, add-on, supplement, accretion, peripheral. 2 this species has a pair of feathery appendages through which oxygen is absorbed: protuberance, projection, extremity, limb, organ; tail, tailpiece, arm, leg; technical process; archaic member.

appendix

appendix noun the list was published as an appendix to the report: supplement, addendum, postscript, codicil; addition, extension, continuation, adjunct, appendage; coda, epilogue, afterword, rider, sequel, tailpiece, back matter; rare postlude. WORD LINKS appendix appendectomy, appendicectomy surgical removal of appendix Word Links sections supply words that are related to the headword but do not normally appear in a thesaurus because they are not actual synonyms.

Duden Dictionary

Appendektomie

Ap pen d ek to mie , Ap pen dek to mie Substantiv, feminin , die |Appendektom ie |die Appendektomie; Genitiv: der Appendektomie, Plural: die Appendektomien lateinisch ; griechisch operative Entfernung des Wurmfortsatzes des Blinddarms, Blinddarmoperation

Appendix

Ap pen dix Substantiv, feminin oder Substantiv, maskulin Anatomie , die oder der |App e ndix |die Appendix; Genitiv: der Appendix, Plural: die Appendizes |[…dit͜seːs ] |oder der Appendix; Genitiv: des Appendixes, Plural: die Appendixe Appendix 1 Wurmfortsatz 2 einem Organ anhängendes Gebilde

Appendix

Ap pen dix Substantiv, maskulin , der |App e ndix |der Appendix; Genitiv: des Appendix, Plural: die Appendizes |[…dit͜seːs ] |oder der Appendix; Genitiv: des Appendixes, Plural: die Appendixe lateinisch appendix = Anhang 1 bildungssprachlich Anhängsel die Organisation ist ein bloßer Appendix der Staatspartei 2 Fachsprache Anhang eines Buches ein Appendix zur Syntax

Appendizitis

Ap pen di zi tis Substantiv, feminin Medizin , die |Appendiz i tis auch …ˈt͜sɪ …|die Appendizitis; Genitiv: der Appendizitis, Plural: die Appendizititiden Blinddarmentzündung

appendizitisch

ap pen di zi tisch Adjektiv |appendiz i tisch |die Appendizitis betreffend

French Dictionary

appendice

appendice n. m. nom masculin 1 Prolongement. : Un bel appendice nasal. 2 Partie de l ’intestin (prolongement du cæcum ). : Une inflammation de l ’appendice (et non de l ’*appendicite ). 3 Supplément joint à la fin d ’un ouvrage. Note Sémantique Ne pas confondre avec le nom annexe, document qui complète un ouvrage. Prononciation Les lettres en se prononcent in, [apɛ̃dis ]

appendicectomie

appendicectomie n. f. nom féminin chirurgie Ablation de l ’appendice. Prononciation Les lettres en se prononcent in, [apɛ̃disɛktɔmi ]

appendicite

appendicite n. f. nom féminin Inflammation de l ’appendice. : Elle a été opérée de l ’appendice, car elle avait une appendicite, une crise d ’appendicite. Prononciation Les lettres en se prononcent in, [apɛ̃disit ]

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

append

ap pend /əpénd /動詞他動詞｟かたく｠ «…に » …を追加 [添付 ]する (add ) «to » ; «…に » 〈署名押印〉を加える «to » .

appendage

ap pend age /əpéndɪdʒ /名詞 C 1 付属物, 添え物 .2 〘生物〙付属肢（し）[器官 ] 〘木の枝や動物の尾など〙.

appendectomy

ap pen dec to my /æ̀p (ə )ndéktəmi /名詞複 -mies U C 〘医〙虫垂切除 (手術 ).

appendices

ap pen di ces /əpéndɪsìːz /名詞 appendixの複数形 .

appendicitis

ap pen di ci tis /əpèndəsáɪtəs /名詞 U 虫垂炎, (俗に )盲腸炎 .

appendix

ap pen dix /əpéndɪks /〖＜ラテン〗名詞複～es, -dices /-dɪsìːz /C 1 (本の終わりの )補遺 (supplement ), 付録 ; «…への » 追加 (addition ) «to » .2 〘医〙付属器, 突起 (process ); 虫垂 (vermiform appendix ).