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appendectomy

[ ap-uhn-dek-tuh-mee ]

noun

Surgery.
plural appendectomies.
  1. excision of the vermiform appendix.


appendectomy

  1. The surgical removal of the appendix .
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of appendectomy1

First recorded in 1890–95; append(ix) + -ectomy
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Douglas previously filled in for Beard in 2002 when the latter had an emergency appendectomy in Paris.

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“Any more than you could perform an appendectomy by Zoom.â€

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Gibson missed the start of the season after undergoing emergency appendectomy surgery in September.

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Some of the most common procedures involving robotics include appendectomies, hysterectomies, and gastric bypasses.

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She added that the whole event was “just something so random. Actually, scar tissue from an appendectomy I had when I was 18 years old.â€

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