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appendectomy
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
appendectomy
(noun)
appendectomy
/ˌæpən
ˈ
dɛktəmi/
noun
plural
appendectomies
appendectomy
/ˌæpən
ˈ
dɛktəmi/
noun
plural
appendectomies
Britannica Dictionary definition of APPENDECTOMY
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medical
:
an operation to remove a person's appendix
The surgeon performed an
appendectomy
on her.
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