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appendicitis

noun ap·pen·di·ci·tis \ə-ˌpen-də-ˈsī-təs\

medical : a condition in which a person's appendix is painful and swollen

Full Definition of APPENDICITIS

: inflammation of the vermiform appendix

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New Latin

First Known Use: 1886

APPENDICITIS Defined for Kids

noun ap·pen·di·ci·tis \ə-ˌpen-də-ˈsī-təs\

: a condition in which a person's appendix is painful and swollen

Medical Dictionary

noun ap·pen·di·ci·tis \ə-ˌpen-də-ˈsīt-əs\

: inflammation of the vermiform appendix—called also epityphlitis

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