appendix

UK
/əˈpɛndɪks/
US
/əˈpɛndɪks/

Translations

appendixnoun
appendices
pl
UK
/əˈpɛndɪks/
US
/əˈpɛndɪks/
appendiceAnatomie.
The surgeon removed the inflamed appendix to prevent further complications.
Le chirurgien a retiré l'appendice enflammé pour prévenir d'autres complications.
annexePartie supplémentaire d’un livre ou d’un document.
The book includes an appendix with additional resources and references for further reading.
Le livre comprend une annexe avec des ressources et des références supplémentaires pour aller plus loin.
appendixadjective
UK
/əˈpɛndɪks/
US
/əˈpɛndɪks/
Used attributively before a noun (e.g., 'appendix surgery') to denote relation to the bodily organ or to supplementary material in a document.
appendiculaireMédecine.
Appendix pain should be examined without delay.
Une douleur appendiculaire doit être examinée sans délai.
annexeAu sens de section supplémentaire ajoutée à la fin d’un document.
The appendix notes include comprehensive tables and charts.
Les notes annexes comprennent des tableaux et des graphiques détaillés.

Definitions

appendixnoun
A small, tube-shaped sac attached to and opening into the lower end of the large intestine in humans and some other mammals.
The surgeon removed the inflamed appendix to prevent further complications.
A section or table of additional matter at the end of a book or document.
The book includes an appendix with additional resources and references for further reading.
appendixadjective
Relating to the vermiform appendix of the body.
Appendix pain should be examined without delay.
Pertaining to a supplementary section added at the end of a book or document.
The appendix notes include comprehensive tables and charts.