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appendectomy::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | appendicectomy |
| Type of | ablation, cutting out, excision, extirpation |
Examples of appendectomy
appendectomy
Holliday took swings on Wednesday, just five days after having an appendectomy.
From the sportsillustrated.cnn.com
Last Friday, Cardinals left fielder Holliday underwent an emergency appendectomy.
From the stltoday.com
First, in mid-April, he was rushed to the hospital for an emergency appendectomy.
From the cnn.com
And she did all that in just her second game back from an emergency appendectomy.
From the dailyherald.com
He has missed one start in 10 years, and that was a week after an appendectomy.
From the dailyherald.com
Heyward will likely need another couple of weeks to recover from an appendectomy.
From the sacbee.com
Blues goaltender Chris Mason underwent an emergency appendectomy last October.
From the stltoday.com
Beard had been rushed to a Parisian hospital the night before for an appendectomy.
From the chron.com
Appendectomy-Surgical opening of the abdominal cavity and removal of the appendix.
From the en.wikipedia.org
- 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.
