Usually means: Surgical removal of the appendix.
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General (21 matching dictionaries)
  1. appendectomy: Merriam-Webster
  2. appendectomy: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. appendectomy: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. appendectomy: Collins English Dictionary
  5. appendectomy: Vocabulary.com
  6. Appendectomy, appendectomy: Wordnik
  7. appendectomy: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  8. appendectomy: Wiktionary
  9. appendectomy: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  10. appendectomy: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  11. appendectomy: Infoplease Dictionary
  12. appendectomy: Dictionary.com
  13. Appendectomy: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  14. appendectomy: Rhymezone
  15. appendectomy: FreeDictionary.org
  16. appendectomy: Mnemonic Dictionary
  17. appendectomy: TheFreeDictionary.com
  18. appendectomy: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  19. appendectomy: Merriam-Webster

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  1. appendectomy: Encyclopedia

Medicine (12 matching dictionaries)
  1. appendectomy: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary (No longer online)
  3. Appendectomy: MedTerms.com Medical Dictionary
  4. Medical Dictionary (No longer online)
  5. Digestive Diseases Dictionary (No longer online)
  6. online medical dictionary (No longer online)
  7. Appendectomy: MEDLINE plus Illustrated Medical Encyclopedia
  8. appendectomy: Dictionary of Cancer Terms
  9. A-Z Family health glossary (No longer online)
  10. appendectomy: Medical dictionary
  11. University of Maryland Glossary of Medical Terms (No longer online)
  12. Appendectomy: Drug Medical Dictionary

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▸ noun:  (surgery) The surgical procedure for the removal of the vermiform appendix.

Similar:
appendicectomy, appendix, appendicostomy, adnexectomy, diverticulectomy, vermiformis, vermiform appendix, ampullectomy, adenomectomy, appendicovesicostomy, more...

Adjectives:
laparoscopic, incidental, open, interval, simple, first, routine, elective, previous, uncomplicated, prophylactic



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Similar:
appendicectomy, appendix, appendicostomy, adnexectomy, diverticulectomy, vermiformis, vermiform appendix, ampullectomy, adenomectomy, appendicovesicostomy, more...

Adjectives:
laparoscopic, incidental, open, interval, simple, first, routine, elective, previous, uncomplicated, prophylactic



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