appendicitis

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appendicitis

  • /əˈpɛnd.ɪ.saɪt.əs/ UK

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From appendic- + -itis.

noun appendicitises · appendicitides · appendicites

  1. countable, uncountable An inflammation of the vermiform appendix. It was appendicitis of that insidious and misleading type to which children are particularly liable.

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noun inflammation of the vermiform appendix

Españolapendicitis
한국어충수염 chungsuyeom, 맹장염 maengjang'yeom
日本語虫垂炎 chūsuien, 盲腸炎 mōchōen
中文闌尾炎 /阑尾炎 lánwěiyán, 盲腸炎 /盲肠炎 mángchángyán
Portuguêsapendicite
Françaisappendicite
DeutschBlinddarmentzündung, Appendizitis
Italianoappendicite
Ελληνικάσκωληκοειδίτιδα skolikoeidítida
Românăapendicită
Русскийаппендици́т appendicít
Tiếng Việtviêm ruột thừa
العربيةالْتِهابُ الزَّائِدَةِ الدُّودِيَّة al-tihābu z-zāʔidati d-dūdiyya
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@misc{appendicitis_2026,
  title = {appendicitis},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/appendicitis},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}