appendix

The appendix, once considered a completely useless evolutionary left-over, is now thought to have minor immune functions.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 11, 2026

At 37, an emergency room visit for severe belly pain showed the culprit: a neuroendocrine tumor in the appendix, the size of an Oreo, but much more troublesome.

From Slate ● May 6, 2026

She waited four months before her appendix could be removed.

From BBC ● Mar. 16, 2026

When he was 12, his appendix ruptured and he nearly died, leading him to promise to serve God as an adult.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 31, 2026

The next day, we were allowed to inspect the appendix itself in a glass bottle.

From "Boy: Tales of a Childhood" by Roald Dahl

Lengthy appendices compare its versions of episodes such as the Battle of Omdurman and the Boer War with earlier accounts Churchill gave to newspapers and magazines such as Cosmopolitan and Strand.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 22, 2026

But following appeals lodged by industry groups, the ICC board moved the measures to the code’s appendices, effectively making them optional, as first reported by the HuffPost.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 14, 2024

Lynda Claassen: Have you thought about, or have you found out anything about the publication of my appendices or copelata work?

From Scientific American ● Oct. 5, 2023

In three appendices to his book, Turchin provides a non-technical explanation of his approach to understanding history and how it developed over time.

From Salon ● Jun. 25, 2023

I had finished the appendices of The Lord of the Rings, but I still had some econ reading left.

From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram

“In the end, the social media findings were included into other parts of the report and appendixes, a decision made by the Chairman in consultation with the Committee.”

From Washington Post ● Jan. 17, 2023

If you want more practical help than that, Saunders provides some exercises in the appendixes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 7, 2021

Host Meagan Cantwell talks with Viviane Labrie of the Van Andel Institute in Grand Rapids, Michigan, about new research suggesting people without their appendixes have a reduced risk of Parkinson’s.

From Science Magazine ● Nov. 1, 2018

In addition, committees must provide timely public access to all “records, reports, transcripts, minutes, appendixes, working papers, drafts, studies, agenda, or other documents” that its members consult or prepare.

From Slate ● Nov. 9, 2017

Biobanks store appendixes, ovaries, skin, sphincters, testicles, fat, even foreskins from most circumcisions.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot