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10 Language-to-English DictionariesAppendicitis
/əˌpɛn.dɪˈsaɪ.tɪs/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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Inflammation of the vermiform appendix, typically an acute condition requiring emergency surgical removal.
"He was rushed to the hospital with severe abdominal pain and diagnosed with acute appendicitis."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Modern Latin, combining the medical term 'appendix' (from Latin 'appendere', meaning 'to hang upon') with the suffix '-itis', of Greek origin denoting inflammation. First coined in the late 19th century as surgical pathology advanced to specifically describe inflammation of the vermiform appendix.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Appendicitis" is said worldwide
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appendicite
Transliteration: apendisit
"Il a dû être opéré d'une appendicite aiguë."
Blinddarmentzündung
Transliteration: Blinddarmentzündung
"Eine Blinddarmentzündung erfordert oft eine sofortige Operation."
appendicite
Transliteration: appendicite
"Ha avuto un attacco acuto di appendicite."
apendicitis
Transliteration: apendicitis
"Fue operado de urgencia por una apendicitis."
apendicite
Transliteration: apendicite
"O paciente deu entrada no hospital com suspeita de apendicite."
अपेंडिसाइटिस
Transliteration: apendisaitis
"पेट में तेज दर्द के बाद उसे अपेंडिसाइटिस का पता चला।"
阑尾炎
Transliteration: lánwěiyán
"他因为急性阑尾炎被送进了医院。"
충수염
Transliteration: chungsuyeom
"그는 심한 복통으로 병원에 갔다가 급성 충수염 진단을 받았다."
盲腸炎
Transliteration: mōchōen
"激しい腹痛のため、彼は盲腸炎と診断されて手術を受けた。"
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