grumbling appendix

British  

noun

1. informal a condition in which the appendix causes intermittent pain but appendicitis has not developed

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Example Sentences

Debate has long raged among physicians about whether the condition dubbed “grumbling appendix” is real.

From Washington Post

Nadal rebounded to claim a ninth French Open title, but the year was too prove a worrying one for the injury-prone Mallorcan who suffered a shock defeat by Australian teenager Nick Krygios at Wimbledon before a wrist problem and a grumbling appendix restricted him to only seven more matches.

From Reuters

Nadal said he would have his grumbling appendix removed on Nov. 3 before spending two months training hard for a return at the Qatar Open in Doha on Jan. 5 -- a tournament he won this year before his body started creaking.

From Reuters

For James the key appears to have been the removal of a grumbling appendix in February.

From The Guardian