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APPENDAGE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A part that is joined to something larger
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("appendage" is a kind of...):
part; portion (something less than the whole of a human artifact)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "appendage"):
appendicle (a small appendage)
handhold (an appendage to hold onto)
grip; handgrip; handle; hold (the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it)
tailpiece (appendage added to extend the length of something)
Derivation:
append (fix to; attach)
append (add to the very end)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant
Example:
a bony process
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("appendage" is a kind of...):
body part (any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "appendage"):
epicondyle (a projection on a bone above a condyle serving for the attachment of muscles and ligaments)
fimbria (thin projections forming a fringe (especially around the ovarian end of the Fallopian tube))
apophysis ((anatomy) a natural outgrowth or projection on an organ or body part such as the process of a vertebra)
spicule; spiculum (small pointed structure serving as a skeletal element in various marine and freshwater invertebrates e.g. sponges and corals)
osteophyte (small abnormal bony outgrowth)
papilla (a small projection of tissue at the base of a hair or tooth or feather)
papilla (a small nipple-shaped protuberance concerned with taste, touch, or smell)
appendix; cecal appendage; vermiform appendix; vermiform process (a vestigial process that extends from the lower end of the cecum and that resembles a small pouch)
mastoid; mastoid bone; mastoid process; mastoidal (process of the temporal bone behind the ear at the base of the skull)
styloid process (extends from the base of the temporal bone)
pterygoid process (two bony processes descending from the body of the sphenoid bone)
eminence; tubercle; tuberosity (a protuberance on a bone especially for attachment of a muscle or ligament)
zygomatic process (a slender process of the temporal bone that strengthens the zygomatic arch)
trochanter (one of the bony prominences developed near the upper extremity of the femur to which muscles are attached)
transverse process (one of two processes that extend from each vertebra and provide the point of articulation for the ribs)
odontoid process (a toothlike process at the back of 2nd vertebra of the neck)
metaphysis (the growing part of a long bone between the diaphysis and the epiphysis)
olecranon; olecranon process (process of the ulna that forms the outer bump of the elbow and fits into the fossa of the humerus when the arm is extended)
ridge (any long raised border or margin of a bone or tooth or membrane)
excrescence ((pathology) an abnormal outgrowth or enlargement of some part of the body)
papilla ((botany) a tiny outgrowth on the surface of a petal or leaf)
enation; plant process (a natural projection or outgrowth from a plant body or organ)
horn (one of the bony outgrowths on the heads of certain ungulates)
horn (any hard protuberance from the head of an organism that is similar to or suggestive of a horn)
crest (a showy growth of e.g. feathers or skin on the head of a bird or other animal)
pseudopod; pseudopodium (temporary outgrowth used by some microorganisms as an organ of feeding or locomotion)
flagellum (a lash-like appendage used for locomotion (e.g., in sperm cells and some bacteria and protozoa))
hair (a filamentous projection or process on an organism)
cirrus (a slender flexible animal appendage as on barnacles or crinoids or many insects; often tactile)
spine (a sharp rigid animal process or appendage; as a porcupine quill or a ridge on a bone or a ray of a fish fin)
aculea (small spiny outgrowth on the wings of certain insects)
style (a slender bristlelike or tubular process)
villus (a minute hairlike projection on mucous membrane)
coronoid process; processus coronoideus (a sharp triangular process projecting from a bone)
condyle (a round bump on a bone where it forms a joint with another bone)
caruncle; caruncula (an outgrowth on a plant or animal such as a fowl's wattle or a protuberance near the hilum of certain seeds)
acrosome (a process at the anterior end of a sperm cell that produces enzymes to facilitate penetration of the egg)
alveolar process; alveolar ridge; gum ridge (a ridge that forms the borders of the upper and lower jaws and contains the sockets of the teeth)
alveolar arch (the part of the upper or lower jawbones in which the teeth are set)
ala (a flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism)
acromial process; acromion (the outermost point of the spine of the shoulder blade)
arista (bristlelike process near the tip of the antenna of certain flies)
tentacle (any of various elongated tactile or prehensile flexible organs that occur on the head or near the mouth in many animals; used for feeling or grasping or locomotion)
fetlock (projection behind and above a horse's hoof)
tail (the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body)
Sense 3
Meaning:
An external body part that projects from the body
Example:
it is important to keep the extremities warm
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Hypernyms ("appendage" is a kind of...):
external body part (any body part visible externally)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "appendage"):
chelicera (either of the first pair of fang-like appendages near the mouth of an arachnid; often modified for grasping and piercing)
mouthpart (any part of the mouth of an insect or other arthropod especially one adapted to a specific way of feeding)
fang (an appendage of insects that is capable of injecting venom; usually evolved from the legs)
chela; claw; nipper; pincer (a grasping structure on the limb of a crustacean or other arthropods)
parapodium (one of a pair of fleshy appendages of a polychete annelid that functions in locomotion and breathing)
fin (organ of locomotion and balance in fishes and some other aquatic animals)
pleopod; swimmeret (one of the paired abdominal appendages of certain aquatic crustaceans that function primarily for carrying the eggs in females and are usually adapted for swimming)
limb (one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper)
dactyl; digit (a finger or toe in human beings or corresponding body part in other vertebrates)
Context examples:
A benign neoplasm comprised of a cyst, lined by mature epidermis-like tissue with dermal appendages.
(Dermoid cyst, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
Inflammation of the appendages of the uterus.
(Adnexitis, NCI Thesaurus)
An appendage to an existing document that contains supplemental information.
(Addendum, NCI Thesaurus)
Other experiments showed that CC2D2A is part of structures called subdistal appendages, which help anchor the basal body at the cell membrane to stabilize cilia and allow them to form.
(Protein critical to cilia development, NIH)
The surgical removal of all or part of a limb or other appendage.
(Amputation, NCI Thesaurus)
Surgery to remove part or all of a limb or appendage.
(Amputation, NCI Dictionary)
A mature teratoma characterized by the presence of a cyst which is lined by mature tissue resembling the epidermis and the epidermal appendages.
(Dermoid cyst, NCI Thesaurus)
Distributed worldwide, crustaceans are distinguished by having two pairs of antenna-like appendages in front of the mouth and other paired appendages near the mouth that act like jaws.
(Crustacean, NCI Thesaurus)
A non-metastasizing eccrine appendage sweat gland neoplasm.
(Benign Eccrine Neoplasm, NCI Thesaurus)
It might be safely viewed with all its appendages of prosperity and beauty, its rich pastures, spreading flocks, orchard in blossom, and light column of smoke ascending.
(Emma, by Jane Austen)
