- ap·pen·dec·to·my
- /ˌæpənˈdɛktəmi/ noun, pl -mies [count]medical : an operation to remove a person's appendix
The surgeon performed an appendectomy on her.
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ap|pen|dec|to|my — «AP uhn DEHK tuh mee», noun, plural mies. removal of the vermiform appendix by a surgical operation. ╂[American English < append(ix) + Greek ektom a cutting out] … Useful english dictionary
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appendectomy — ap·pen·dec·to·my … English syllables
Appendectomy — Removal by surgery of the appendix, the small worm like appendage of the colon (the large bowel). An appendectomy is performed because of probable appendicitis, inflammation of the wall of the appendix generally associated with infection.… … Medical dictionary
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Appendectomy — Ap pen*dec to*my, Appendicectomy Ap*pend i*cec to*my, n.] [Appendix + Gr. ?, fr. ? excision.] (Surg.) Excision of the vermiform appendix. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
