appendectomy Definition
☆ ap·pen·dec·tomy (ap′ən dek′tə mē)
appendectomy Usage Examples
Converse of object
- perform: There is a difference between performing an appendectomy and having your appendix out.
- undergo: Four years later, he was not considered a medal contender, having undergone an appendectomy just 40 days before the race in Tokyo.
- have: We have someone who has just had to have an emergency appendectomy.
Adjective modifier
- laparoscopic: The discussion ends with a quote " Laparoscopic appendectomy is an excellent operation, but we don't need it.
- routine: One of my graduate students, a nurse, was examining a patient who had come in for a routine appendectomy.
Noun used with modifier
emergency: We have someone who has just had to have an emergency appendectomy.
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