- appendiceal mass
- appendix mass a palpable mass in the right iliac fossa or right loin due to acute appendicitis, usually with abscess secondary to rupture; occasionally caused by adherent omentum and intestine.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
appendiceal mass
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