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Noun: appendectomy  ,a-pun'dek-tu-mee or ,a,pen'dek-tu-mee
  1. Surgical removal of the vermiform appendix
    - appendicectomy [Brit]

Derived forms: appendectomies

Type of: ablation, cutting out, excision, extirpation

Encyclopedia: Appendectomy

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