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appendicitis

[uh-pen-duh-sahy-tis]
noun Pathology.
  1. inflammation of the vermiform appendix.
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Origin of appendicitis

1885–90, Americanism; < New Latin, equivalent to Latin appendic- (stem of appendix) appendix + New Latin -ītis -itis
Related formspseu·do·ap·pen·di·ci·tis, noun
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Examples from the Web for appendicitis

Historical Examples

  • How can you tell the difference between colic and appendicitis?

    A Handbook of Health

    Woods Hutchinson

  • "I believe he's got appendicitis," announced Fitz, gazing up at us.

  • My brother had appendicitis, and that's how they went to work on him.

  • No; but you ought to be carried some place where you can have a doctor, if it's appendicitis.

  • It is an event in the voyage, just as the appendicitis operation is an event in life.

    Ship-Bored

    Julian Street

British Dictionary definitions for appendicitis

appendicitis

noun
  1. inflammation of the vermiform appendix
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Word Origin and History for appendicitis

n.

1886, from Latin stem of appendix + -itis.

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appendicitis in Medicine

appendicitis

(ə-pĕn′dĭ-sī′tĭs)
n.
  1. Inflammation of the vermiform appendix.
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appendicitis in Science

appendicitis

[ə-pĕn′dĭ-sī′tĭs]
  1. Inflammation of the appendix, usually caused by a blockage or infection.
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appendicitis in Culture

appendicitis

[(uh-pen-duh-seye-tis)]

Inflammation of the appendix.

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