APPENDICECTOMY

appendectomy, appendicectomy

(noun) surgical removal of the vermiform appendix

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

appendicectomy (plural appendicectomies)

(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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