| appendicular colic | Colicky pain occurring early in acute appendicitis. Synonym: vermicular colic. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| 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) |
| appendicularia | <zoology> A genus of small free-swimming Tunicata, shaped somewhat like a tadpole, and remarkable for resemblances to the larvae of other Tunicata. It is the type of the order Copelata or Larvalia. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| appendiculata | <zoology> An order of annelids; the Polychaeta. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| appendiculate | Having small appendages; forming an appendage. Appendiculate leaf, a small appended leaf. See: Appendicle. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| appendix | <anatomy> A worm-shaped process projecting from the blind end of the caecum. (27 Sep 1997) |
| 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) |
| 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 epididymis | A small cystic projection from the surface of the epididymus which represents a remnant the embryologic mesonephros. (12 Dec 1998) |
| 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) |