appendectomy
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appendectomies, plural;
/ˌapənˈdektəmē/,
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appendectomies, plural;
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A surgical operation to remove the appendix
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- surgical removal of the vermiform appendix
- (Appendectomies) In human anatomy, the appendix (or vermiform appendix; also cecal (or caecal) appendix; also vermix) is a blind-ended tube connected to the cecum (or caecum), from which it develops embryologically. The cecum is a pouchlike structure of the colon. ...
- Surgery to remove the appendix (small finger-shaped pouch at the end of the first part of the large intestine).
- an operation to remove the appendix.