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appendectomy
ap·pen·dec·to·my [ àppən déktəmee ] (plural ap·pen·dec·to·mies)


noun 
Definition:
 
operation to remove appendix: a surgical operation to remove the appendix
[Late 19th century. < Latin appendic-, stem of appendix (see appendix)]
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