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

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Medical definitions for appendectomy

appendectomy
[ ăp′ən-dĕktə-mē ]

n.

Surgical removal of the vermiform appendix. appendicectomy

Cultural definitions for appendectomy

appendectomy
[ (ap-uhn-dek-tuh-mee) ]

The surgical removal of the appendix.