appendicitis

American  

[uh-pen-duh-sahy-tis] / əˌpɛn dəˈsaɪ tɪs /

noun

Pathology.

1. inflammation of the vermiform appendix.

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appendicitis British  

/ əˌpɛndɪˈsaɪtɪs /

noun

1. inflammation of the vermiform appendix

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appendicitis Scientific  

/ ə-pĕn′dĭ-sī′tĭs /

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

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appendicitis Cultural  

1. Inflammation of the appendix.

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Other Word Forms

• pseudoappendicitis noun

Etymology

Origin of appendicitis

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

Example Sentences

“Nobody put the dream drops in your glass. You have not been operated on for appendicitis. You are not ‘It’ in a tag game with an express train.

From Washington Post

While recovering from appendicitis, Inaba has experienced some fluctuation in energy level — staying awake and “feeling good” for a few hours only to be “zonked out” shortly thereafter.

From Los Angeles Times

He was admitted to hospital in January with acute appendicitis but he developed respiratory complications and had to be treated in intensive care.

From BBC

Cleared of appendicitis and kidney stones and given painkillers by the doctors, Saindon decided to attend the Oscars, but went back to the hospital in pain after his pressroom interview, the outlet reported.

From Los Angeles Times

He remembers neighbors who have died in recent years of appendicitis and hernias and during childbirth, unable to afford going to the hospital because their harvest was too bare.

From Salon