cecal appendage vs appendix

cecal appendage and appendix both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
cecal appendage	Yes	No	No	No
appendix	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, cecal appendage and appendix are synonyms defined as:

cecal appendage and appendix: a vestigial process that extends from the lower end of the cecum and that resembles a small pouch

Other synonyms of cecal appendage include vermiform appendix, vermiform process.

cecal appendage (noun)	appendix (noun)
a vestigial process that extends from the lower end of the cecum and that resembles a small pouch	a vestigial process that extends from the lower end of the cecum and that resembles a small pouch
	supplementary material that is collected and appended at the back of a book