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appendiceal

[ ap-uh n-dish-uh l, uh-pen-di-see-uh l ]
/ ˌæp ənˈdɪʃ əl, əˌpɛn dɪˈsi əl /

adjective

of or relating to the vermiform appendix.

Words nearby appendiceal

appendage, appendages of eye, appendages of skin, appendant, appendectomy, appendiceal, appendiceal abscess, appendicectomy, appendicitis, appendicle, appendico-
Also ap·pen·di·cal [uh-pen-di-kuh l] /əˈpɛn dɪ kəl/, ap·pen·di·cial [ap-uh n-dish-uh l] /ˌæp ənˈdɪʃ əl/.

Origin of appendiceal

1905–10; < Latin appendic- (see appendix) + -eal, variant of -ial
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Medical definitions for appendiceal

appendiceal
[ ə-pĕn′dĭ-sē′əl, ăp′ən-dĭs′ē-əl, -dĭsh′- ]

adj.

Relating to an appendix.
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