Main Entry: ap·pen·dix

Pronunciation: \ə-ˈpen-diks\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural ap·pen·dix·es or ap·pen·di·ces \-də-ˌsēz\

Etymology: Latin appendic-, appendix, from appendere

Date: 1542

1 a : appendage b : supplementary material usually attached at the end of a piece of writing
2 : a bodily outgrowth or process; specifically : vermiform appendix