The Appendix Word Search
Play a The Appendix word search free online. We built the 12-word list around the parts and systems of the human body, then scattered it across a 15×15 grid — horizontal, vertical and diagonal. Find them all to clear the board.
Words to find: APPENDIX, CECUM, ILEUM, COLON, INTESTINE, PERITONEUM, MESENTERY, LYMPHOID, INFLAMMATION, APPENDICITIS, RUPTURE, ABSCESS.
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The Appendix word list, defined
- APPENDIX /əˈpɛndɪks/ · noun
- A supplementary section of supplementary material attached to the end of a book or document; also, a small tube-shaped pouch attached to the beginning of the large intestine in humans. Related: supplement, addendum, annex, attachment.
- CECUM /ˈsiːkəm/ · noun
- A pouch forming the beginning of the large intestine, connected to the small intestine at the ileocecal valve; the appendix is attached to it. In humans it is a short blind-ended sac in the lower right abdomen. Related: blind gut, caecum, intestinal pouch.
- ILEUM /ˈaɪliəm/ · noun
- The part of the small intestine that follows the duodenum and precedes the large intestine, where most of the digestion of nutrients from food takes place. Related: jejunum, small intestine, intestine, gut.
- COLON /ˈkoʊlən/ · noun
- A punctuation mark (:) used in writing to introduce a list, an explanation, a quotation, or a clause that expands on what precedes it; also, in anatomy, the main part of the large intestine running from the cecum to the rectum.
- INTESTINE /ɪnˈtɛstɪn/ · noun
- A long, thin tube that makes up part of the digestive system, extending from the stomach to the anus, where food is digested and absorbed into the bloodstream. Related: gut, bowel, intestinal tube, small intestine.
- PERITONEUM /pərɪˈtɪniəm/ · noun
- A membrane that lines the abdominal cavity and surrounds the abdominal organs. It is a thin, transparent layer of tissue that helps to protect and support the organs. Related: membrane, serosa, tunica vaginalis, pericardium.
- MESENTERY /mɛsˈɛntəri/ · noun
- A fold of membrane that attaches the intestine to the back of the abdominal wall, and contains blood vessels and nerves. Related: omentum, mesenteric fold, intestinal fold, mesenteric membrane.
- LYMPHOID /ˈlɪmfɔɪd/ · adjective
- Relating to or resembling lymph; of or relating to the lymphatic system, which is part of the immune system. Related: lymphatic, immune, hematopoietic, lymphatic.
- INFLAMMATION /ɪnˈflæm.əˌneɪʃən/ · noun
- A condition in which part of the body becomes red, swollen, and painful as a result of injury or infection, or a similar process in a plant or animal. Related: swelling, redness, pain, irritation.
- APPENDICITIS /əˌpɛndɪˈsaɪtɪs/ · noun
- A medical condition in which the appendix, a small pouch attached to the large intestine, becomes inflamed and swollen, typically causing severe abdominal pain and requiring urgent treatment.
- RUPTURE /ˈrʌptʃər/ · noun, verb
- A sudden and violent breaking or tearing apart of something, or a sudden and complete failure of something to function. A verb, to break or tear apart suddenly and violently. Related: break, tear, split, rupt.
- ABSCESS /ˈæb.ses/ · noun
- A swollen area within body tissue, containing an accumulation of pus, typically caused by a bacterial infection. Related: boil, pustule, ulcer, sore.
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