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appendectomy

noun

Etymology

From appendix + -ectomy.

  1. borrowed from appendix
  2. suffixed as appendectomy — “appendix + ectomy”

Definitions

  1. The surgical procedure for the removal of the vermiform appendix.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA