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Appendicitis Noun Appendix Ap·Pen·Di·Ci·Tis  New  Inflammation Vermiform Appendicitis 

Title Appendicitis
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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary
ap·pen·di·ci·tis
 \\ə-ˌpen-də-ˈsī-təs\\ noun
 ETYMOLOGY  New Latin
 DATE  1886
: inflammation of the vermiform appendix
English Etymology
appendicitis
  1886, from appendix + -itis.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English
Oxford Collocations dictionary for students of English


appendicitis 
noun 

ADJ. acute | suspected 

QUANT. case 

VERB + APPENDICITIS have | get | diagnose 
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Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7
appendicitis
ap·pen·di·citis / E7pendE5saitis / noun[U]
   a painful swelling of the 
appendix
 that can be very serious
   阑尾炎；盲肠炎
Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged
ap·pen·di·ci·tis
\əˌpendəˈsīd.ə̇s\ noun
(-es)
Etymology: New Latin, from appendic- + -itis
: inflammation of the vermiform appendix characterized by usually right-sided abdominal pain and sometimes by nausea and vomiting

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