appendectomy
pronunciation
How to pronounce appendectomy in British English:
UK [ˌæpenˈdektəmi]
How to pronounce appendectomy in American English:
US [ˌæpen'dektəmɪ]
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- Noun:
- surgical removal of the vermiform appendix
Word Origin
- appendectomy (n.)
- 1891, a hybrid from appendix + -ectomy.
Example
- 1. An appendectomy or shaving a man 's stomach ?
- 2. Modified suspended fixation used in the laparoscopic appendectomy .
- 3. Then dr. yuasa and the others began practicing various kinds of surgery : first an appendectomy , then an amputation of an arm and finally a tracheotomy .
- 4. Methods to analyze the data of 133 patients underwent laparoscopic appendectomy .
- 5. Jective to discuss the clinical efficacy after small transverse incision appendectomy .