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Definition of appendicitis noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

appendicitis

noun
 
/əˌpendəˈsaɪtɪs/
 
/əˌpendəˈsaɪtɪs/
 [uncountable]
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  1. a serious medical condition in which the appendix becomes painful and larger than normalTopics Health problemsc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • acute
    • suspected
    … of appendicitis
    • case
    verb + appendicitis
    • have
    • get
    • diagnose
    • …
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