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Is it dealt with at the end of a medical textbook? (8)

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appendix

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'textbook?' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for appendix that I've seen before include "Extra section" , "Reference" , "that may have to be removed" , "Section at end of a book" , "part of book" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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