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appendicitis
[ uh-pen-duh-sahy-tis ]
appendicitis
/ əˌpɛndɪˈsaɪtɪs /
noun
- inflammation of the vermiform appendix
appendicitis
/ ə-pĕn′dĭ-sī′tĭs /
- Inflammation of the appendix, usually caused by a blockage or infection.
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Other Words From
- pseudo·ap·pendi·citis noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of appendicitis1
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Example Sentences
On the same afternoon Lady Victoria developed appendicitis and went to bed for two months.
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When a man suffers from such a disease as appendicitis, he does not talk about the "wickedness" of the vermiform appendix.
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There's nothing that I'd like better, captain, but I've got an old man ill of pneumonia, and there's a girl with appendicitis.
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Near as I can make out, it was what they call appendicitis nowadays, and had come on him in the night.
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I entered the hospital acutely ill and the doctors decided to operate for appendicitis.
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