Noun: appendectomy ,a-pun'dek-tu-mee or ,a,pen'dek-tu-mee
- Surgical removal of the vermiform appendix
"The patient underwent an emergency appendectomy due to acute appendicitis";
- appendicectomy [Brit]
Derived forms: appendectomies
Type of: ablation, cutting out, excision, extirpation
Encyclopedia: Appendectomy