appendectomy

[ ap-uhn-dek-tuh-mee ]

noun,plural ap·pen·dec·to·mies.Surgery.

Origin of appendectomy

First recorded in 1890–95; append(ix) + -ectomy

Also especially British, ap·pen·di·cec·to·my [uh-pen-duh-sek-tuh-mee] /əˌpɛn dəˈsɛk tə mi/ .

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The typical hospitalization for a routine appendectomy is about 24 hours.
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Cato did not ask me to write their brief for the same reason that you do not ask me to perform your appendectomy.
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She spoke to one person convinced that his appendectomy made him less attractive.
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In 2001, Arthur's wife and his girlfriend accidentally met while he was recovering from an appendectomy in Middlesex Hospital.
Chile's Etiquette of Love | Tracy Quan | October 16, 2010 | THE DAILY BEAST
He didn't remember the details of the appendectomy, but he still had records that showed a completely normal operation.
The Memory of Mars | Raymond F. Jones

I recalled the famous appendectomy performed on him some years ago.
Autobiography of a YOGI | Paramhansa Yogananda
It posed no more threat to a patient than a simple appendectomy had posed three centuries before.
Star Surgeon | Alan Nourse
In 1736, Claudius Aymand conducted the first successful appendectomy.
Our Legal Heritage, 5th Ed. | S. A. Reilly
Callista remembered that in Mr. Lamson's office she had very nearly remarked aloud: "Never knew she'd had an appendectomy."
The Trial of Callista Blake | Edgar Pangborn

appendectomy

[ (ap-uhn-dek-tuh-mee) ]

The surgical removal of the appendix.

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