appendicitis

noun

appendicitis

noun

UK /əˈpɛnd.ɪ.saɪt.əs/

Etymology From appendic- + -itis.

1

Medicine, Pathology, Sciences inflammation of the vermiform appendix

It was appendicitis of that insidious and misleading type to which children are particularly liable.1923, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], “(please specify the page)”, in The Eyes of Max Carrados, London: Grant Richards, →OCLC:

Derived terms: pseudoappendicitis, spendicitis

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