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appendicitis

[ uh-pen-duh-sahy-tis ]

noun

, Pathology.
  1. inflammation of the vermiform appendix.


appendicitis

/ əˌpɛndɪˈsaɪtɪs /

noun

  1. inflammation of the vermiform appendix
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appendicitis

/ ə-pĕn′dĭ-sītĭs /

  1. Inflammation of the appendix, usually caused by a blockage or infection.


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Other Words From

  • pseudo·ap·pendi·citis noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of appendicitis1

1885–90, Americanism; < New Latin, equivalent to Latin appendic- (stem of appendix ) appendix + New Latin -ītis -itis
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Example Sentences

Postpartum women over 35 have an 84 percent greater risk of appendicitis.

Appendicitis, which if left untreated can cause the appendix to rupture, was reported as a rare adverse event observed in clinical trials.

At the emergency room at Mather Hospital in Port Jefferson, New York, near where he was temporarily living with his mother during the pandemic, he was diagnosed with appendicitis and had a routine appendectomy.

On the same afternoon Lady Victoria developed appendicitis and went to bed for two months.

When a man suffers from such a disease as appendicitis, he does not talk about the "wickedness" of the vermiform appendix.

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.

Near as I can make out, it was what they call appendicitis nowadays, and had come on him in the night.

I entered the hospital acutely ill and the doctors decided to operate for appendicitis.

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