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appendectomy Definition

☆ ap·pen·dec·tomy (ap′ən dek′tə mē)

noun pl. -·mies

the surgical removal of the vermiform appendix

Etymology: append(ix) + -ectomy

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.