Definition of Appendage

1. Noun. An external body part that projects from the body. "It is important to keep the extremities warm"

Exact synonyms: Extremity, Member
Specialized synonyms: Chelicera, Mouthpart, Fang, Chela, Claw, Nipper, Pincer, Parapodium, Fin, Pleopod, Swimmeret, Limb, Dactyl, Digit
Generic synonyms: External Body Part

2. Noun. A natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant. "A bony process"

3. Noun. A part that is joined to something larger.
Specialized synonyms: Appendicle, Handhold, Grip, Handgrip, Handle, Hold, Tailpiece
Generic synonyms: Part, Portion
Derivative terms: Append, Append

Definition of Appendage

1. n. Something appended to, or accompanying, a principal or greater thing, though not necessary to it, as a portico to a house.

Definition of Appendage

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Appendage

1. A structure arising from the surface or extending beyond the tip of another structure. (09 Oct 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Appendage

appellate
appellate court
appellation
appellations
appellative
appellative
appellatively
appellatives
appellee
appellees
appellor
appellors
appels
append
appendage (current term)
appendage (current term)
appendaged
appendages
appendages of eye
appendages of skin
appendages of the foetus
appendalgia
appendant
appendant
appendants
appendectomies
appendectomy
appendectomy
appended
appendent

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