- appendicectomy
- SYN: appendectomy.
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n.surgical removal of the vermiform appendix. See also appendicitis.* * *
ap·pen·di·cec·to·my (ə-pen″dĭ-sekґtə-me) [appendix + -ectomy] appendectomy.
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Appendicectomy — An appendicectomy (or appendectomy) is the surgical removal of the vermiform appendix. This procedure is normally performed as an emergency procedure, when the patient is suffering from acute appendicitis. In the absence of surgical facilities,… … Wikipedia
Appendicectomy — 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
appendicectomy — noun (plural mies) Date: 1894 British appendectomy … New Collegiate Dictionary
appendicectomy — /euh pen deuh sek teuh mee/, n., pl. appendicectomies. Chiefly Brit. appendectomy. * * * … Universalium
appendicectomy — noun The surgical procedure for the removal of the vermiform appendix … Wiktionary
appendicectomy — n. surgical removal of the appendix … English contemporary dictionary
appendicectomy — ap·pen·di·cec·to·my … English syllables
appendicectomy — n. surgical removal of the vermiform appendix. See also: appendicitis … The new mediacal dictionary
appendicectomy — /əpɛndəˈsɛktəmi / (say uhpenduh sektuhmee) noun (plural appendicectomies) → appendectomy …
appendicectomy — n. removal of vermiform appendix … Dictionary of difficult words
