grumbling appendix

noun

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

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