Appendix 2501 223202823 2008-07-03T01:05:53Z Phyzome 114556 [[WP:UNDO|Undid]] revision 223026754 by [[Special:Contributions/121.72.237.61|121.72.237.61]] ([[User talk:121.72.237.61|talk]]) {{wiktionarypar|appendix}} '''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] {{disambig}} [[de:Appendix]] [[es:Apéndice]] [[fr:Appendice]] [[id:Appendiks]] [[it:Appendice]] [[nl:Appendix]] [[ru:Аппендикс (значения)]]