appendectomy

especially British, ap·pen·di·cec·to·my

[ap-uhn-dek-tuh-mee]

noun

Surgery.

plural

appendectomies 

1. excision of the vermiform appendix.

appendectomy

1. The surgical removal of the appendix.

Word History and Origins

Origin of appendectomy¹

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

Example Sentences

Douglas previously filled in for Beard in 2002 when the latter had an emergency appendectomy in Paris.

From Los Angeles Times

“Any more than you could perform an appendectomy by Zoom.”

From Los Angeles Times

Gibson missed the start of the season after undergoing emergency appendectomy surgery in September.

From Los Angeles Times

Some of the most common procedures involving robotics include appendectomies, hysterectomies, and gastric bypasses.

From Science Daily

She added that the whole event was “just something so random. Actually, scar tissue from an appendectomy I had when I was 18 years old.”

From Los Angeles Times