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appendiceal

[ ap-uhn-dish-uhl, uh-pen-di-see-uhl ]
/ ˌæp ənˈdɪʃ əl, əˌpɛn dɪˈsi əl /
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adjective
of or relating to the vermiform appendix.
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Also ap·pen·di·cal [uh-pen-di-kuhl], /əˈpɛn dɪ kəl/, ap·pen·di·cial [ap-uhn-dish-uhl]. /ˌæp ənˈdɪʃ əl/.

Origin of appendiceal

1905–10; <Latin appendic- (see appendix) + -eal, variant of -ial

Words nearby appendiceal

appendage, appendages of eye, appendages of skin, appendant, appendectomy, appendiceal, appendiceal abscess, appendicectomy, appendices, appendicitis, appendicle
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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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