appendicolith

American  

[a-puhn-dik-uh-lith] / ˌæ pənˈdɪk ə lɪθ /

noun

plural

appendicoliths

1. Pathology. a stone made of calcified feces that can occur in the appendix, and is sometimes associated with appendicitis; a fecalith found in the appendix.

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Example Sentences

She and her colleagues excluded the 20 percent of patients with complicated cases — people with perforated appendices or abdominal abscesses, and those with a little, rock-like blockage of the appendix called an appendicolith.

From New York Times