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What is the work / use of appendix in our body ?

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The function of the appendix is unknown. The researchers say that the appendix acts as a safe house for good bacteria, rebooting the digestive system after illnesses like dysentery or cholera.

Many doctors believe the appendix is a vestigial organ with no function and is no more than a blind ended tube connected to the cecum

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