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'''Appendix''', from the [[Latin]] word of the same name, may refer to an [[Index]] / [[Bibliography]].
* In ''book design'', an appendix is a reference section at the end of a book (see [[Addendum#Books]])
* In [[Organ (anatomy)|anatomy]], a section at the end of an organ; in particular the:
** [[Vermiform appendix]] (often referred to as simply the "'''appendix'''"), a part of the human digestive system.
** [[Right auricular appendix]], a conical pouch on the right atrium of the heart.
** [[Left auricular appendix]], a conical pouch on the left atrium of the heart.
** [[Appendix of the epididymis]], a detached efferent duct of the epididymis.
** [[Appendix testis]], a vestigial remnant of the Müllerian duct.
** [[Epiploic appendix]], one of several small pouches of fat on the peritoneum along the colon and rectum.
** [[Fibrous appendix of the liver]], a band on the left of the [[liver]].
** [[Appendix of the laryngeal ventricle]], a sac that extends from the [[laryngeal ventricle]].
** [[Mesoappendix]], the portion of the [[mesentery]] that connects the [[ileum]] to the vermiform appendix.
* In law, an appendix is an addition or addendum to a contract; see [[Addendum#Contracts]]
==See also==
* [[English_plural#Irregular_plurals|irregular English plurals]] — the word "appendix" has irregular plural forms ('''appendixes''' vs. '''appendices''')
===References===
* [http://www.richardbowen.com/appendix-plural-appendices-appendixes.html Richard Bowen on the Plural of Appendix - Appendixes vs. Appendices]
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