appendico-medical dictionary

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A combining form or prefix meaning relating to an appendix, usually the vermiform appendix.

Origin: L. Appendix, appendicis an appendage, fr. Appendo, to hang something onto something, fr. Ad-, ap-, to, onto, + pendo, to hang, + -o-

(05 Mar 2000)

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