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🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

虫垂切除術

Pronunciation / Transliteration: chūsui setsujo jutsu

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Appendectomy/ˌæp.ənˈdɛk.tə.mi/
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"緊急で虫垂切除術が行われました。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A surgical operation to remove the vermiform appendix, typically performed as an emergency procedure to treat acute appendicitis.

    "The patient was rushed to the hospital for an emergency appendectomy after severe abdominal pain."
  2. 2

    The laparoscopic or open surgical excision of the appendix.

    "Advancements in laparoscopic techniques have made appendectomy a minimally invasive procedure with a quick recovery time."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term is a modern medical coinage derived from the New Latin 'appendix' (meaning appendage or hanging portion) combined with the Greek suffix '-ektomē' (meaning excision or cutting out), originating from 'ek-tos' (out) and 'tome' (a cutting). It entered medical English in the late 19th century as surgical interventions for appendicitis became standardized.

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