Looking for the meaning of the word APPENDECTOMY in English for both noun and verb forms from the Oxford Dictionary? Below, you can explore all possible meanings and definitions of APPENDECTOMY with sentence examples. You can also use the “AUDIO PRONUNCIATION” track to check the correct pronunciation in British English.
Word: Appendectomy
Speech Type: Noun
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌap(ə)nˈdɛktəmi
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a surgical operation to remove the appendix
Short Definition:surgical operation to remove appendix
Examples:- she had been rushed into hospital for an emergency appendectomy
- no history of abdominal surgery other than appendectomy
Variant Forms:
- appendicectomy
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