appendectomy
noun/ˌæpenˈdektəmi/
/ˌæpenˈdektəmi/
(British English also appendicectomy
[countable, uncountable] /əˌpendɪˈsektəmi/
/əˌpendɪˈsektəmi/
)(plural appendectomies, appendicectomies)
(medical)- a medical operation to remove the appendixOxford Collocations DictionaryAppendectomy is used after these nouns:
- emergency
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