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appendectomy definition

☆ ap·pen·dec·tomy (ap′ən dek′tə mē)

noun pl. appendectomies -·mies

the surgical removal of the vermiform appendix

Etymology: append(ix) + -ectomy

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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