Appendiceal
of or relating to the vermiform appendix.
appendiceal ap·pen·di·ce·al (ə-pěn’dĭ-sē’əl, āp’ən-dĭs’ē-əl, -dĭsh’-) or ap·pen·di·cal (ə-pěn’dĭ-kəl)
adj.
Relating to an appendix.
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