| appendix ceci | A wormlike intestinal diverticulum extending from the blind end of the caecum; it varies in length and ends in a blind extremity. Synonym: appendix vermiformis, appendix ceci, processus vermiformis, vermiform appendage, vermiform process, vermix. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| appendix epididymidis | A small pedunculated body often attached to the head of the epididymis which is a vestige of the embryonic mesonephric duct. Synonym: appendix epididymidis, pedunculated hydatid. (05 Mar 2000) |
| appendix epiploica | A finger-like projection of fat attached to the colon. (12 Dec 1998) |
| appendix fibrosa hepatis | A fibrous process, into which the tip of the left lobe of the liver may taper out, that passes with the left triangular ligament to be attached to the diaphragm. Synonym: appendix fibrosa hepatis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| appendix of epididymidis | A small pedunculated body often attached to the head of the epididymis which is a vestige of the embryonic mesonephric duct. Synonym: appendix epididymidis, pedunculated hydatid. (05 Mar 2000) |
| appendix of the testis | A vesicular nonpedunculated structure attached to the cephalic pole of the testis; a vestige of the cephalic end of the paramesonephric (mullerian) duct. Synonym: appendix testis, appendix of the testis, nonpedunculated hydatid, ovarium masculinum, sessile hydatid. (05 Mar 2000) |
| appendix testis | A small solid projection of tissue on the outer surface of the testis which is a remnant of the embryologic mullerian duct. (12 Dec 1998) |
| appendix ventriculi laryngis | A small diverticulum provided with mucous glands extending upward from the ventricle of the larynx between the vestibular fold and the lamina of the thyroid cartilage; it is a vestigial structure, being a much larger structure interdigitating with the neck musculature in some of the great apes where it serves as a resonating chamber. Synonym: sacculus laryngis, appendix ventriculi laryngis, Hilton's sac, laryngeal pouch. Origin: L. Sacculus (05 Mar 2000) |
| appendix vermiformis | A wormlike intestinal diverticulum extending from the blind end of the caecum; it varies in length and ends in a blind extremity. Synonym: appendix vermiformis, appendix ceci, processus vermiformis, vermiform appendage, vermiform process, vermix. (05 Mar 2000) |
| appendix vesiculosa | A small fluid-filled cyst attached by a slender stalk to the fimbriated end of the uterine tube; a vestigial remnant of the embryonic mesonephric duct. Synonym: appendix vesiculosa, Morgagni's hydatid, morgagnian cyst, stalked hydatid, vesicular appendage. (05 Mar 2000) |
| auricular appendix | A small conical ("ear-shaped") pouch projecting from the upper anterior portion of each atrium of the heart, increasing slightly the atrial volume. See: auricle of left atrium, auricle of right atrium. Synonym: auricula atrialis, atrial auricle, atrial auricula, auricle, auricula, auricular appendage, auricular appendix, skin tag. (05 Mar 2000) |
| valve of vermiform appendix | A fold of mucous membrane, simulating a valve, sometimes found at the origin of the vermiform appendix. Synonym: Gerlach's valve, valvula processus vermiformis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vermiform appendix | A wormlike intestinal diverticulum extending from the blind end of the caecum; it varies in length and ends in a blind extremity. Synonym: appendix vermiformis, appendix ceci, processus vermiformis, vermiform appendage, vermiform process, vermix. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mesentery of appendix | The short mesentery of the appendix lying behind the terminal ileum, in which the appendicular artery courses. Synonym: mesenteriolum processus vermiformis, mesentery of appendix. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ruptured appendix | <surgery> Advanced appendicitis (delayed surgery) can result in a ruptured appendix. Clinically, the patient will have increased abdominal pain, diffusely over the entire abdomen (rather than just the right-lower quadrant. The fever usually becomes high-grade (over 101 degrees Fahrenheit) and the white blood cell count that typically exceeds 20,000 cells per cubic millimetre. Surgery for this condition is associated with higher morbidity. (17 Dec 1997) |