| appendico- | An appendix, usually the vermiform appendix. Origin: L. Appendix, appendicis an appendage, fr. Appendo, to hang something onto something, fr. Ad-, ap-, to, onto, + pendo, to hang, + -o- (05 Mar 2000) |
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| appendicocele | The vermiform appendix in a hernial sac. Origin: appendico-+ G. Kele, hernia (05 Mar 2000) |
| appendicoenterostomy | 1. Formerly used term for the establishment of an artificial opening between the appendix and the small intestine. Origin: appendico-+ G. Enteron, intestine, + stoma, mouth (05 Mar 2000) |
| appendicolith | A calcified concretion in the appendix visible on an abdominal radiograph. Origin: appendico-+ G. Lithos, stone (05 Mar 2000) |
| appendicolithiasis | The presence of concretions in the vermiform appendix. Origin: appendico-+ G. Lithos, stone (05 Mar 2000) |
| appendicolysis | An operation for freeing the appendix from adhesions. Origin: appendico-+ G. Lysis, a loosening (05 Mar 2000) |
| appendicostomy | An operation for opening into the intestine through the tip of the vermiform appendix, previously attached to the anterior abdominal wall. Origin: appendico-+ G. Stoma, mouth (05 Mar 2000) |
| appendicovesicostomy | Use of an isolated appendix on a vascularised pedicle as a catheterizable route of access to the bladder from the skin. Synonym: Mitrofanoff principle. Origin: eppendico-+ L. Vesica, bladder, + G. Stoma, mouth (05 Mar 2000) |
| appendicular | 1. Relating to an appendix or appendage. 2. Relating to the limbs, as opposed to axial, which refers to the trunk and head. (05 Mar 2000) |
| appendicular artery | <anatomy, artery> The branch of the ileocolic artery that descends posterior to the terminal ileum in the mesoappendix to supply the vermiform appendix. Synonym: arteria appendicularis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| appendicular colic | Colicky pain occurring early in acute appendicitis. Synonym: vermicular colic. (05 Mar 2000) |
| appendicular lymph nodes | Nodes along the appendicular vessels in the mesoappendix; they receive afferent vessels from the vermiform appendix and send efferent vessels to the ileocolic lymph nodes. Synonym: nodi lymphatici appendiculares. (05 Mar 2000) |
| appendicular muscle | <anatomy> One of the skeletal muscle's of the limbs. (05 Mar 2000) |
| appendicular skeleton | <anatomy> The bony structure that makes up the shoulder girdle, upper extremity, pelvis and lower extremities. (10 Jan 1998) |
| appendicular vein | <anatomy, vein> The tributary of the ileocolic vein that accompanies the appendicular artery. Synonym: vena appendicularis. (05 Mar 2000) |