ap·pen·di·ci·tis

(ə-pĕn′dĭ-sī′tĭs)

Inflammation of the vermiform appendix.

[New Latin appendix, appendic-, appendix (from Latin, appendage; see appendix) + -itis.]

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appendicitis

(əˌpɛndɪˈsaɪtɪs)

(Pathology) inflammation of the vermiform appendix

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ap•pen•di•ci•tis

(əˌpɛn dəˈsaɪ tɪs)

n.

inflammation of the vermiform appendix.

[1885–90, Amer.]

appendicitis

If the appendix is infected or blocked by feces it can become inflamed. If it bursts and sprays the abdomen with bacteria then the situation can be fatal.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

appendicitis - inflammation of the vermiform appendix

inflammation, redness, rubor - a response of body tissues to injury or irritation; characterized by pain and swelling and redness and heat

Translations

إلتِهاب الزَّائِدَة الدّودِيَّهاِلْتِهابُ الزَّائِدَةِ الدُّودِيَّة

zánět slepého střevaapendicitida

blindtarmsbetændelse

Blinddarmentzündung Appendizitis

σκωληκοειδίτιδα

apéndice apendicitis

umpilisäkkeen tulehdus

appendicite

upala slijepog crijeva

vakbélgyulladás

appendicitis

botnlangabólga

appendicite

虫垂炎

맹장염

appendicitis

apendicitas

apendicīts

appendicitis blindedarmontsteking

blindtarmsbetennelse

zapalenie wyrostka zapalenie wyrostka robaczkowego

apendicite

аппендицит

zápal slepého čreva

blindtarmsinflammation

ไส้ติ่งอักเสบ

apandisit

bệnh viêm ruột thừa

阑尾炎

appendicitis

[əˌpendɪˈsaɪtɪs] N → apendicitis f inv
to have appendicitis → tener apendicitis
acute appendicitis → apendicitis f aguda

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appendicitis

[əˌpɛndɪˈsaɪtɪs] n → appendicite f

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

appendicitis

n → Blinddarmentzündung f, → Appendizitis f (spec)

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

appendicitis

[əˌpɛndɪˈsaɪtɪs] n → appendicite f

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

appendicitis

(əpendiˈsaitis) noun

the inflammation of the appendix in the body which usually causes pain and often requires the removal of the appendix by surgery.

appendicitis

→ اِلْتِهابُ الزَّائِدَةِ الدُّودِيَّة zánět slepého střeva blindtarmsbetændelse Blinddarmentzündung σκωληκοειδίτιδα apendicitis umpilisäkkeen tulehdus appendicite upala slijepog crijeva appendicite 虫垂炎 맹장염 appendicitis blindtarmsbetennelse zapalenie wyrostka robaczkowego apendicite аппендицит blindtarmsinflammation ไส้ติ่งอักเสบ apandisit bệnh viêm ruột thừa 阑尾炎

ap·pen·di·ci·tis

n. apendicitis, infl. del apéndice.

appendicitis

n apendicitis f

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He has diagnosed the case as chronic appendicitis and wants to operate.

He did enter Doctor Hadley's office, although no sufferer from pyorrhea or appendicitis awaited him.

I've saved him, not merely the risk of an operation for appendicitis, but the cost of it, and the hospital expenses.

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At that time the world at large seemed to have a passion for appendicitis, and a good many cases came to the operating theatre for this complaint: the surgeon for whom Philip dressed was in friendly rivalry with a colleague as to which could remove an appendix in the shortest time and with the smallest incision.

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`these new-fangled notions of cutting and carving.' He's even opposed to operating for appendicitis."

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'tisn't whooping cough--I've had that, and it's horrid--and I'm glad 'tisn't appendicitis nor measles, 'cause they're catching--measles are, I mean--and they wouldn't let you stay here."

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Dr Ovo Samiel, a medical practitioner with a private hospital in Warri, has advised people with pains in the lower right abdomen or navel to go for a check-up to avoid appendicitis.

Appendicitis: Expert Advises People With Abdomen Pain To Go For Check-Up

Acute appendicitis is a common surgical condition that requires prompt diagnosis in order to minimize morbidity and avoid serious complications.

A CLINICOPATHOLOGICAL STUDY TO ESTABLISH THE CORRECTNESS OF THE DIAGNOSIS OF ACUTE APPENDICITIS IN CASES OF ACUTE RIGHT LOWER QUADRANT PAIN OF ABDOMEN

Acute appendicitis is the most common acute paediatric surgical emergency, with more than 80 000 appendectomies being performed in the USA per annum.

Demographics of paediatric patients presenting with acute appendicitis: A 5-year retrospective review of hospitals served by the Department of Paediatric Surgery at the University of the Witwatersrand

Keywords: Blood cell count, Familial Mediterranean fever, Mesenteric lymphadenitis, Appendicitis.

Can mean platelet volume, Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte, Lymphocyte-to-Monocyte, Platelet-to-Lymphocyte ratios be favourable predictors for the differential diagnosis of appendicitis?

Acute appendicitis is the most common cause of acute abdominal pain.

Diagnostic efficacy of serum procalcitonin, IL-6, IL-2, and D-dimer levels in an experimental acute appendicitis model

Appendicitis usually presents with abdominal pain, nausea and loss of appetite and is characterized by the inflammation of the appendiceal wall, albeit in a relatively broad spectrum, changing from mild inflammation to gangrenous inflammation.

Enterobius vermicularis Enfeksiyonu Olan Appendektomilerde Bulgular: Kil Kurdu Apendisit Nedeni Degil/Findings in Appendectomies with Enterobius vermicularis Infection: Pinworm Is Not A Cause of Appendicitis