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Appendix may refer to:

In documents:

• Addendum, any addition to a document, such as a book or legal contract
• Bibliography, a systematic list of books and other works
• Index (publishing), a list of words or phrases with pointers to where related material can be found in a document

In anatomy:

• A section at the end of an organ, in particular:
  • Vermiform appendix (often referred to as simply the "appendix"), a part of the human digestive system
  • Left auricular appendix, a conical pouch on the left atrium of the heart
  • Right auricular appendix, a conical pouch on the right atrium of the heart
  • Appendix of the epididymis, a detached efferent duct of the epididymis
  • Appendix testis, a vestigial remnant of the Müllerian duct
  • Epiploic appendix, one of several small pouches of fat on the peritoneum along the colon and rectum
  • Fibrous appendix of the liver, a band on the left of the liver
  • Appendix of the laryngeal ventricle, a sac that extends from the laryngeal ventricle
  • Mesoappendix, the portion of the mesentery that connects the ileum to the vermiform appendix

See also

• Irregular English plurals—the word "appendix" has irregular plural forms appendixes and appendices