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vermiform appendix

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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A narrow vestigial process in some mammals, including humans, that projects from the cecum.

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  • noun anatomy An organ consisting of a blind tube projecting from the caecum, without a known function.

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  • noun a vestigial process that extends from the lower end of the cecum and that resembles a small pouch

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