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appendectomy

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ap·pen·dec·to·my  (pn-dkt-m)
n. pl. ap·pen·dec·to·mies
Surgical removal of the vermiform appendix.

[append(ix) + -ectomy.]
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Noun1.appendectomy - surgical removal of the vermiform appendix
ablation, cutting out, extirpation, excision - surgical removal of a body part or tissue


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Tough break: Former Dodgers reliever Danys Baez, who was traded to Atlanta in last month's Wilson Betemit deal, underwent an emergency appendectomy Wednesday night after giving up four runs in a blown save Tuesday.
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