appendicectomy

noun ap·pen·di·cec·to·my \ə-ˌpen-də-ˈsek-tə-mē\

plural ap·pen·di·cec·to·mies

Definition of APPENDICECTOMY

British

1894

Medical Dictionary

noun ap·pen·di·cec·to·my \ə-ˌpen-də-ˈsek-tə-mē\

plural ap·pen·di·cec·to·mies

British : appendectomy

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