APPENDIX CECI
\ɐpˈɛndɪks sˈɛsa͡ɪ], \ɐpˈɛndɪks sˈɛsaɪ], \ɐ_p_ˈɛ_n_d_ɪ_k_s s_ˈɛ_s_aɪ]\
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The vermiform appendix of the cecum; a slender cylindrical diverticulum, from 1 to 5 inches long and 1/3 inch thick in the human being, springing from the inner and posterior part of the cecum at its lower portion, below and a little behind the opening of the ileum.
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