Append i rost res (a pend i rost rez)

pl. [NL., contr. for * appendicirostres, appendix (a-pen'diks), n.; pl. appendixes or appendices (-dik-ses or -di-sez). [ Normandy became an appendix to England. Sir M. Hale, Hist. Common Law of Eng. Specifically-2. An addition appended to a document or book relating to the main work, usually consisting of explanatory or statistical matter adding to its value, but not e ential to its completene , and thus differing from a supplement , which properly is intended to supply deficiencies and correct inaccuracies.-3. [As a Latin word; pl. appendices .] In an at., a proce , prolongation, or projection. See the phrases following. - Appendices epiploicæ (appendages of the epiploon), small folds of peritoneum covering the large intestine and containing fat. - Appendix auriculæ, the appendage of the auricle of the heart, an ear-like projection, from which, in human anatomy, the auricle itself derives its name. Appendix cæci, in an at ., the vermiform appendix. - Appendix ensiform is, the ensiform appendage of the breast-bone; the xiphoid cartilage or appendix. See cut under skeleton. - Appendix vermiform is, or vermiform appendix, a blind 272 proce given off from the cæcum, varying in man from 3 to 6 inches in length. See cut under intestine.-Appendix vesicæ (appendage of the bladder), a hernia of the mucous membrane of the bladder through the muscular coat. = Syn. 2. Appendix, Supplement. See supplement. appendix i ous (ap-en-dik's hus), a. [