appendicitis
Origin of appendicitis
1Other words from appendicitis
- pseu·do·ap·pen·di·ci·tis, noun
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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 Beastappendicitis, 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 PostAt 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 | ProPublicaOn the same afternoon Lady Victoria developed appendicitis and went to bed for two months.
Ancestors | Gertrude AthertonWhen 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 BaileyNear as I can make out, it was what they call appendicitis nowadays, and had come on him in the night.
In the Arena | Booth TarkingtonI 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
/ (əˌpɛndɪˈsaɪtɪs) /
inflammation of the vermiform appendix
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Scientific definitions for appendicitis
[ ə-pĕn′dĭ-sī′tĭs ]
Inflammation of the appendix, usually caused by a blockage or infection.
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Cultural definitions for appendicitis
[ (uh-pen-duh-seye-tis) ]
Inflammation of the appendix.
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