appendectomy
[ ap-uh n-dek-tuh-mee ]
/ ˌæp ənˈdɛk tə mi /
noun, plural ap·pen·dec·to·mies. Surgery.
excision of the vermiform appendix.
Origin of appendectomy
First recorded in 1890–95;
append(ix) +
-ectomy
Words nearby appendectomy
append,
appendage,
appendages of eye,
appendages of skin,
appendant,
appendectomy,
appendiceal,
appendiceal abscess,
appendicectomy,
appendicitis,
appendicle
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Medical definitions for appendectomy
appendectomy
[ ăp′ən-dĕk′tə-mē ]
n.
Surgical removal of the vermiform appendix.
appendicectomy