| appendage | <anatomy> A structure arising from the surface or extending beyond the tip of another structure. (09 Oct 1997) |
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| appendages of eye | The eyelids, with lashes and eyebrows, lacrimal apparatus, conjunctival sac, and extrinsic muscles of the eyeball. Synonym: organa oculi accessoria, accessory organs, accessory visual apparatus, adnexa oculi, appendages of eye. (05 Mar 2000) |
| appendages of skin | The hairs, nails, and sweat, sebaceous, and mammary glands. (05 Mar 2000) |
| appendages of the foetus | Amnion, yolk sac, and the foetal (chorionic) part of the placenta together with the umbilical cord. (05 Mar 2000) |
| appendalgia | An obsolete term for pain in the right lower quadrant of the abdomen in the region of the vermiform appendix. Origin: appendix + G. Algos, pain (05 Mar 2000) |
| appendant | 1. Hanging; annexed; adjunct; concomitant; as, a seal appendant to a paper. "As they have transmitted the benefit to us, it is but reasonable we should suffer the appendant calamity." (Jer. Taylor) 2. Appended by prescription, that is, a personal usage for a considerable time; said of a thing of inheritance belonging to another inheritance which is superior or more worthy; as, an advowson, common, etc, which may be appendant to a manor, common of fishing to a freehold, a seat in church to a house. Origin: F. Appendant, p. Pr. Of appendre. See Append. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| appendectomy | <procedure, surgery> A surgical procedure which involves the removal of an inflamed appendix. This procedure may be performed through a conventional abdominal incision or using a laparoscope. In both approaches the patient is asleep under general anaesthesia. Convalescence in the hospital is 1 to 3 days. Typically much shorter if performed laparoscopically. Rupture of the appendix can lengthen recovery time considerably. See: appendicitis. (27 Sep 1997) |
| appendical | Relating to an appendix. Synonym: appendical. (05 Mar 2000) |
| appendiceal | Relating to an appendix. Synonym: appendical. (05 Mar 2000) |
| appendiceal abscess | An intraperitoneal abscess, usually in the right iliac fossa, resulting from extension of infection in acute appendicitis, especially with perforation of the appendix. Synonym: periappendiceal abscess. (05 Mar 2000) |
| appendicectasis | Ectasia of the appendix. (05 Mar 2000) |
| appendicectomy | <procedure, surgery> A surgical procedure which involves the removal of an inflamed appendix. This procedure may be performed through a conventional abdominal incision or using a laparoscope. In both approaches the patient is asleep under general anaesthesia. Convalescence in the hospital is 1 to 3 days. Typically much shorter if performed laparoscopically. Rupture of the appendix can lengthen recovery time considerably. See: appendicitis. (27 Sep 1997) |
| appendicism | Rarely used term for any chronic disease of the vermiform appendix, or a symptomatic uneasiness in that area. (05 Mar 2000) |
| appendicitis | <pathology> Inflammation (and usually infection) of the appendix, a finger-like projection of the first portion of the colon, that often causes right, lower quadrant abdominal pain, fever and loss of appetite. (27 Sep 1997) |
| appendiclausis | An obsolete term for atrophy or obstruction of the appendix. Origin: appendix + L. Clausus, closed (05 Mar 2000) |