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| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Modified link of Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - The immunology of the vermiform appendix: a review of the literature. | Sep 17, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Interesting Facts - 5 Organs Your Body Can Live Without. | Aug 06, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Cleveland Clinic - Appendix. | Feb 16, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: NPR - Your appendix is not, in fact, useless. This anatomy professor explains. | Sep 26, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Innerbody - The Appendix. | Nov 21, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: International Journals of Medical and Health Research - Anatomical Variations of Caecum and Appendix: A Cadaveric Study. | Sep 11, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Cleveland Clinic - Appendix Pain is Always an Emergency. | Aug 01, 2024 | ||
| Added media. | Nov 30, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Verywell Health - What Does the Appendix Do? | Oct 09, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Teach Me Anatomy - The Appendix. | Aug 14, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - The immunology of the vermiform appendix: a review of the literature. | Sep 08, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: Live Science - The Appendix: Useful and in Fact Promising. | Aug 08, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: Healthline - What Does the Appendix Do? Things to Know. | Nov 08, 2021 | ||
| Corrected display issue. | Mar 13, 2020 | ||
| Add new Web site: Women's and Children's Health Network - Child and Youth Health - Your appendix. | Apr 04, 2017 | ||
| Add new Web site: Buzzle.com - Appendix Function. | Oct 11, 2013 | ||
| Media added. | Jun 08, 2009 | ||
| New illustration added. | Jan 15, 2009 | ||
| Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - Health - How Your Appendix Works. | Jul 30, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - Health - What Is An Appendix And What Causes Appendicitis? | Jul 30, 2008 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Oct 09, 2007 | ||
| Article revised. | Jul 15, 2005 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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