虫垂
Also known as vermix, caecal appendix, cecal appendix, vermiform appendix
器官の一つ
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Your appendix is a small, tube-shaped part of your intestines that connects to the cecum (the beginning of your large intestine). While its exact purpose in humans isn't entirely clear, it can become infected or inflamed, causing appendicitis, which requires medical attention.
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Research
24,133 papers- Anatomical Variations of the Vermiform Appendix.Acta medica academica · 2024Sakellariadis A, Sofou F, Chrysikos D et al.DOI: 10.5644/ama2006-124.461
- Appendix Tumor Microenvironment.ReviewAdvances in experimental medicine and biology · 2020Roncati L, Gasparri P, Gallo G et al.DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-36214-0_7
- A review of the function and evolution of the cecal appendix.ReviewAnatomical record (Hoboken, N.J. : 2007) · 2023Smith HFDOI: 10.1002/ar.24917
- Appendix and Ulcerative Colitis: a Key to Explaining the Pathogenesis and Directing Novel Therapies?ReviewInflammatory bowel diseases · 2023Arjomand Fard N, Armstrong H, Perry T et al.
Article · 日本語
虫垂（ちゅうすい、英語: appendix、vermiform process、 ラテン語: appendix vermiformis、 虫様突起（ちゅうようとっき）とも）は、盲腸の後内側表面から突起状に垂れ下がった細長い器官。
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