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MEDYMOLOGY
ARBOR VITAE FOR HEALTH SCIENCES
Appendix
Etymology:
L. appendō: “hang upon”, so named because it "hangs upon" the cecum
Definition:
A finger-like, blind-ended tube connected to/hanging upon the cecum, from which it develops in the embryo.
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