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vermiform appendix

/ˈvɜːrmɪfɔːrm əˈpendɪks/

Traduction: Petit appendice tubulaire rattaché au caecum du gros intestin, souvent appelé simplement appendice; il n'a pas de fonction vitale connue chez l'humain mais peut s'enflammer (appendicite).

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C1formalcommonmedical/ˈvɜːrmɪfɔːrm əˈpendɪks/

A small, tube-shaped pouch attached to the cecum of the large intestine, often referred to simply as the appendix; it has no known essential function in humans but can become inflamed (appendicitis).

  • 🇫🇷Petit appendice tubulaire rattaché au caecum du gros intestin, souvent appelé simplement appendice; il n'a pas de fonction vitale connue chez l'humain mais peut s'enflammer (appendicite).
  1. Anatomical structure B2 formal

    A small, worm-like tube attached to the cecum of the large intestine, often referred to simply as the appendix.

    • The surgeon removed the patient's vermiform appendix due to inflammation.
    • The vermiform appendix is located in the lower right abdomen.
    • In humans, the vermiform appendix is considered a vestigial organ.

    🇫🇷appendice vermiforme