Meanings
nounappendectomy (plural appendectomies)
plural appendectomies · alternative appendicectomy
- medicineThe surgical procedure for the removal of the vermiform appendix.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounsurgical removal of the vermiform appendix
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Origin
- Latinappendix
- Englishappendix
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰ
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁eǵʰs
- Proto-Hellenic*eks
- Ancient Greekἐκ (ek)
- Ancient Greekἐκ- (ek-)
- Proto-Indo-European*temh₁-
- Ancient Greekτέμνω (témnō)
- Ancient Greekἐκτέμνω (ektémnō)
- Ancient Greekἐκτομή (ektomḗ)
- Englishappendectomy
Translations
Arabic اِسْتِئْصَال الزَائِدَة الدُودِيَّة
- اِسْتِئْصَال الزَائِدَة الدُودِيَّة (istiʔṣāl az-zāʔida ad-dūdiyya)surgical procedure
Bulgarian апендектомия
- апендектомия (apendektomija)surgical procedure
Catalan apendicectomia
- apendicectomiasurgical procedure
Chinese Mandarin 闌尾切除術 /阑尾切除术
- 闌尾切除術 /阑尾切除术 (lánwěi qiēchú shù)surgical procedure
Czech apendektomie
- apendektomiesurgical procedure
Dutch appendectomie
- appendectomiesurgical procedure
Esperanto apendicektomio
- apendicektomiosurgical procedure
Finnish umpilisäkkeen poistoleikkaus
- umpilisäkkeen poistoleikkaussurgical procedure
French appendicectomie
- appendicectomiesurgical procedure
German Appendektomie, Blinddarmoperation
- Appendektomiesurgical procedure
- Blinddarmoperationsurgical procedure
Greek σκωληκοειδεκτομή
- σκωληκοειδεκτομή (skolikoeidektomí)surgical procedure
Hebrew כריתת התוספתן, כריתת התוספתן
- כריתת התוספתן (kritát hatoseftán)surgical procedure
- כריתת התוספתן (kritát hatosaftán)surgical procedure
Hungarian vakbélműtét
- vakbélműtétsurgical procedure
Icelandic botnlanganám, botnlangaskurður
- botnlanganámsurgical procedure
- botnlangaskurðursurgical procedure
Indonesian pembedahan usus buntu, apendektomi
- pembedahan usus buntusurgical procedure
- apendektomisurgical procedure
Italian appendicectomia
- appendicectomiasurgical procedure
Japanese 虫垂切除術, 盲腸炎手術
- 虫垂切除術 (chūsui setsujojutsu)surgical procedure
- 盲腸炎手術 (mōchōen shujutsu)surgical procedure
Korean 충수절제술
- 충수절제술 (chungsujeoljesul)surgical procedure
Lithuanian apendektomija
- apendektomijasurgical procedure
Persian آویزهبرداری, آپاندکتومی
- آویزهبرداری (âvize-bordâri)surgical procedure
- آپاندکتومی (âpândektomi)surgical procedure
Polish wycięcie ślepej kiszki, appendektomia
- wycięcie ślepej kiszkisurgical procedure
- appendektomiasurgical procedure
Portuguese apendicectomia, apendectomia
- apendicectomiasurgical procedure
- apendectomiasurgical procedure
Romanian apendicectomie
- apendicectomiesurgical procedure
Russian аппендэктоми́я
- аппендэктоми́я (appendɛktomíja)surgical procedure
Slovak apendektómia
- apendektómiasurgical procedure
Spanish apendicectomía
- apendicectomíasurgical procedure
Swedish blindtarmsoperation
- blindtarmsoperationsurgical procedure
Tagalog apendektomiya
- apendektomiyasurgical procedure
Tamil குடல்வால் அறுவை
- குடல்வால் அறுவை (kuṭalvāl aṟuvai)surgical procedure
Thai การผ่าตัดไส้ติ่ง
- การผ่าตัดไส้ติ่งsurgical procedure
Turkish apandis ameliyatı, apendektomi
- apandis ameliyatısurgical procedure
- apendektomisurgical procedure
Ukrainian апендектомія
- апендектомія (apendektomija)surgical procedure
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with appendectomy
hysterectomymastectomyvasectomyprostatectomycholecystectomynephrectomyendarterectomysplenectomylumpectomytonsillectomygastrectomyhepatectomyoophorectomyvitrectomythyroidectomyadrenalectomylaminectomydiscectomystapedectomycolectomylobectomycystectomyovariectomylaryngectomy
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
appendectomy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/appendectomy
MLA
“appendectomy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/appendectomy. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “appendectomy,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/appendectomy.
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