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Augmentation vs Appendage - What's the difference?

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Augmentation is a related term of appendage.


As nouns the difference between augmentation and appendage

is that augmentation is the act or process of augmenting while appendage is an external body part that projects from the body.

augmentation

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act or process of augmenting.
  • (heraldry) A particular mark of honour, granted by the sovereign in consideration of some noble action, or by favour; and either quartered with the family arms, or on an escutcheon or canton.
  • (medicine) A surgical procedure to enlarge a body part, as breast augmentation.
  • (medicine) The stage of a disease during which symptoms increase or continue.
  • (music) a compositional technique where the composer lengthens the melody by multiplying the length of each note by the same number

    • Related terms

    * augmentative * augmented * auxiliary

    References

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    appendage

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • an external body part that projects from the body
  • a natural prolongation or projection from a part of any organism
  • a part that is joined to something larger

    • Synonyms

    * extremity, member * outgrowth, process