appendicitis

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/əˌpɛndɪˈsaɪtɪs/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/əˌpɛndəˈsaɪtɪs/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(ə pen′də sī′tis)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
ap•pen•di•ci•tis /əˌpɛndəˈsaɪtɪs/USA pronunciation   n. [uncountable]
  1. Pathologyinfection and inflammation of the human appendix.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
ap•pen•di•ci•tis  (ə pen′də sī′tis),USA pronunciation n. [Pathol.]
  1. Pathologyinflammation of the vermiform appendix.
  • Neo-Latin, equivalent. to Latin appendic- (stem of appendix) appendix + Neo-Latin -ītis -itis
  • 1885–90, American.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
appendicitis / əˌpɛndɪˈsaɪtɪs/
  1. inflammation of the vermiform appendix
'appendicitis' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
grumbling appendix - locked bowels - purulent - typhlitis

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