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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A narrow vestigial process in some mammals, including humans, that projects from the cecum.
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- noun anatomy An organ consisting of a blind tube projecting from the
caecum , without a known function.
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- noun a vestigial process that extends from the lower end of the cecum and that resembles a small pouch
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