appendicitis

[ uh-pen-duh-sahy-tis ]

/ əˌpɛn dəˈsaɪ tɪs /

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noun Pathology.

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

OTHER WORDS FROM appendicitis

pseu·do·ap·pen·di·ci·tis, noun

Words nearby appendicitis

appendant, appendectomy, appendiceal, appendicectomy, appendices, appendicitis, appendicle, appendicular, appendiculate, appendix, appendixes

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How to use appendicitis in a sentence

Postpartum women over 35 have an 84 percent greater risk of appendicitis.
I Learned the Hard Way Just How Barbaric American Health Care Is|Deborah Copaken|August 5, 2022|The Daily Beast
Appendicitis, which if left untreated can cause the appendix to rupture, was reported as a rare adverse event observed in clinical trials.
Some parents were eager to get the coronavirus vaccine. Now they are wavering on vaccinating their kids.|Lindsey Bever, Marisa Iati|October 28, 2021|Washington Post
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.
He Bought Health Insurance for Emergencies. Then He Fell Into a $33,601 Trap.|by Jenny Deam|May 8, 2021|ProPublica
On the same afternoon Lady Victoria developed appendicitis and went to bed for two months.
Ancestors|Gertrude Atherton

When a man suffers from such a disease as appendicitis, he does not talk about the "wickedness" of the vermiform appendix.
The Common Sense of Socialism|John Spargo
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.
Glory of Youth|Temple Bailey
Near as I can make out, it was what they call appendicitis nowadays, and had come on him in the night.
In the Arena|Booth Tarkington
I entered the hospital acutely ill and the doctors decided to operate for appendicitis.
The Biography of a Rabbit|Roy Benson

British Dictionary definitions for appendicitis

appendicitis

/ (əˌpɛndɪˈsaɪtɪs) /

noun

inflammation of the vermiform appendix

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Scientific definitions for appendicitis

appendicitis

[ ə-pĕn′dĭ-sī′tĭs ]

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

Cultural definitions for appendicitis

appendicitis

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

Inflammation of the appendix.