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ap·pen·dec·to·my (

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n. pl. ap·pen·dec·to·mies

Surgical removal of the vermiform appendix.

[append(ix) + -ectomy.]

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Noun

appendectomy - surgical removal of the vermiform appendix

appendicectomy

ablation, cutting out, extirpation, excision - surgical removal of a body part or tissue

Translations

appendectomy [ˌæpenˈdektəmɪ] N → apendectomía f

appendectomy, appendicectomy

n → Blinddarmoperation f, → Appendektomie f (spec)

appendectomy [ˌæpɛnˈdɛktəmɪ] n → appendicectomia

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appendectomy (redirected from appendectomies)

appendectomy
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