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# appendix

noun (an appendix, appendices or appendixes)

«appendix» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. The appendix is a small tube-shaped organ attached to the large intestine, inside your tummy on the lower right side. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/appendix/#m1)
2. An appendix is an extra section at the end of a book or report with more information. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/appendix/#m2)

### In the lessons

In science and health: appendicitis is when the appendix swells and hurts; it needs a doctor quickly and often an operation. In school reports and books an appendix holds extra tables, maps or data. Plural for books is often «appendices».

### Examples

- She had her appendix taken out in hospital. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/appendix/#x1)
- The appendix is in the lower right part of the tummy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/appendix/#x2)
- Sudden bad pain on the right side should be checked by a doctor. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/appendix/#x3)
- Look at the appendix at the back for the data table. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/appendix/#x4)
- The book has three appendices with maps. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/appendix/#x5)
- Our science report has an appendix with all the results. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/appendix/#x6)
- O'Curry gives the list in the Appendix to his MS. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/appendix/#x7)

### Note

Plurals: appendices (books, formal) or appendixes (body, also books). Appendicitis is an emergency; tell an adult about strong tummy pain. People can live normally without an appendix.

## In Jewish tradition

In science and health: appendicitis is when the appendix swells and hurts; it needs a doctor quickly and often an operation. In school reports and books an appendix holds extra tables, maps or data. Plural for books is often «appendices».

### Note

Plurals: appendices (books, formal) or appendixes (body, also books). Appendicitis is an emergency; tell an adult about strong tummy pain. People can live normally without an appendix.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «appendix» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/appendix/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«appendix» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/appendix.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «appendix» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/appendix/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«appendix» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/appendix.html) on Mova free.