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虫垂

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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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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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