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appendectomy

[ ap-uhn-dek-tuh-mee ]

noun

, Surgery.
, plural ap·pen·dec·to·mies.
  1. excision of the vermiform appendix.


appendectomy

  1. The surgical removal of the appendix .
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Word History and Origins

Origin of appendectomy1

First recorded in 1890–95; append(ix) + -ectomy
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Example Sentences

Some of the most common procedures involving robotics include appendectomies, hysterectomies, and gastric bypasses.

She added that the whole event was “just something so random. Actually, scar tissue from an appendectomy I had when I was 18 years old.”

ARLINGTON, Texas — Mike McCarthy was nervous for an NFC East showdown with Philadelphia after the Dallas coach missed two days during the week after an emergency appendectomy.

Just before the start of training camp in 2022, Burrow had an emergency appendectomy.

The Timbers played without captain Diego Chara after the club announced on Thursday that he will miss 1-3 weeks following appendectomy surgery.

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