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What is an Appendix?

A short, blind-ended, worm-like, vestigial structure hanging from the first part of the large intestine (the caecum). Acute inflammation occurring in a blocked appendix is called appendicitis and carries the risk of rupture and the more serious condition of peritonitis.


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