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appendectomy
[ ap-uhn-dek-tuh-mee ]
Word History and Origins
Origin of appendectomy1
Example Sentences
The typical hospitalization for a routine appendectomy is about 24 hours.
Cato did not ask me to write their brief for the same reason that you do not ask me to perform your appendectomy.
She spoke to one person convinced that his appendectomy made him less attractive.
In 2001, Arthur's wife and his girlfriend accidentally met while he was recovering from an appendectomy in Middlesex Hospital.
He didn't remember the details of the appendectomy, but he still had records that showed a completely normal operation.
I recalled the famous appendectomy performed on him some years ago.
It posed no more threat to a patient than a simple appendectomy had posed three centuries before.
In 1736, Claudius Aymand conducted the first successful appendectomy.
Callista remembered that in Mr. Lamson's office she had very nearly remarked aloud: "Never knew she'd had an appendectomy."
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