appendix

  1. Noun.  (obsolete, _) Something attached to something else; an attachment or accompaniment.
  2. Noun.  Specifically, a text added to the end of a book or an article, containing information that is important to but is not the main idea of the main text.
  3. Noun.  (anatomy) The vermiform appendix, an inner organ without known use that can become inflamed.

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