APPENDECTOMY

appendectomy, appendicectomy

(noun) surgical removal of the vermiform appendix

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

appendectomy (plural appendectomies)

(surgery) The surgical procedure for the removal of the vermiform appendix.

Source: Wiktionary


Ap`pen*dec"to*my, Ap*pend`i*cec"to*my, n. [Appendix + Gr., fr. excision.] (Surg.)

Definition: Excision of the vermiform appendix.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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16 March 2025

SUSPENDED

(adjective) (of undissolved particles in a fluid) supported or kept from sinking or falling by buoyancy and without apparent attachment; “suspended matter such as silt or mud...”; “dust particles suspended in the air”; “droplets in suspension in a gas”


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