Appendicectomy


chiefly british, .
noun (pl) -mies
surgical removal of any appendage, esp the vermiform appendix

appendicectomy ap·pen·di·cec·to·my (ə-pěn’dĭ-sěk’tə-mē)
n.
see appendectomy.

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