appendectomy

American  

[ap-uhn-dek-tuh-mee] / ˌæp ənˈdɛk tə mi /

especially British, appendicectomy

noun

Surgery.

plural

appendectomies

1. excision of the vermiform appendix.

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appendectomy Cultural  

1. The surgical removal of the appendix.

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Etymology

Origin of appendectomy

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

Example Sentences

We supplied Mrs. De Boer with ration cards and had arranged an emergency appendectomy from there.

From Literature

Arizona keeps fighting but is severely undermanned, and shouldn’t rush Marvin Harrison Jr. back from an appendectomy.

From Los Angeles Times

In hospitals in which the reimbursement rates for appendectomies ran higher, for instance, the surgeons removed more appendixes.

From Literature

Douglas previously filled in for Beard in 2002 when the latter had an emergency appendectomy in Paris.

From Los Angeles Times

“Any more than you could perform an appendectomy by Zoom.”

From Los Angeles Times