Meanings
nounappendicitis (countable and uncountable, plural appendicitises or appendicitides or appendicites)
plural appendicitises · plural appendicitides · plural appendicites
- countableuncountablemedicineAn inflammation of the vermiform appendix.
It was appendicitis of that insidious and misleading type to which children are particularly liable.
1923, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], “(please specify the page)”, in The Eyes of Max Carrados, London: Grant Richards, →OCLC
Origin
Translations
Arabic الْتِهابُ الزَّائِدَةِ الدُّودِيَّة
- الْتِهابُ الزَّائِدَةِ الدُّودِيَّة (al-tihābu z-zāʔidati d-dūdiyya)inflammation of the vermiform appendix
Bulgarian апендици́т
- апендици́т (apendicít)inflammation of the vermiform appendix
Catalan apendicitis
- apendicitisinflammation of the vermiform appendix
Chinese Mandarin 闌尾炎 /阑尾炎, 盲腸炎 /盲肠炎
- 闌尾炎 /阑尾炎 (lánwěiyán)inflammation of the vermiform appendix
- 盲腸炎 /盲肠炎 (mángchángyán)inflammation of the vermiform appendix
Czech zánět slepého střeva, apendicitida
- zánět slepého střevainflammation of the vermiform appendix
- apendicitidainflammation of the vermiform appendix
Danish blindtarmsbetændelse
- blindtarmsbetændelseinflammation of the vermiform appendix
Dutch blindedarmontsteking, appendicitis
- blindedarmontstekinginflammation of the vermiform appendix
- appendicitisinflammation of the vermiform appendix
Esperanto apendicito
- apendicitoinflammation of the vermiform appendix
Estonian apenditsiit
- apenditsiitinflammation of the vermiform appendix
Finnish umpilisäketulehdus, appendisiitti
- umpilisäketulehdusinflammation of the vermiform appendix
- appendisiittiinflammation of the vermiform appendix
French appendicite
- appendiciteinflammation of the vermiform appendix
German Blinddarmentzündung, Appendizitis
- Blinddarmentzündunginflammation of the vermiform appendix
- Appendizitisinflammation of the vermiform appendix
Greek σκωληκοειδίτιδα
- σκωληκοειδίτιδα (skolikoeidítida)inflammation of the vermiform appendix
Hebrew דלקת התוספתן
- דלקת התוספתן (daléket hatoseftán)inflammation of the vermiform appendix
Hungarian vakbélgyulladás, féregnyúlvány-gyulladás
- vakbélgyulladásinflammation of the vermiform appendix
- féregnyúlvány-gyulladásinflammation of the vermiform appendix
Icelandic botnlangabólga
- botnlangabólgainflammation of the vermiform appendix
Indonesian apendisitis
- apendisitisinflammation of the vermiform appendix
Italian appendicite
- appendiciteinflammation of the vermiform appendix
Japanese 虫垂炎, 盲腸炎
- 虫垂炎 (chūsuien)inflammation of the vermiform appendix
- 盲腸炎 (mōchōen)inflammation of the vermiform appendix
Korean 충수염, 맹장염
- 충수염 (chungsuyeom)inflammation of the vermiform appendix
- 맹장염 (maengjang'yeom)inflammation of the vermiform appendix
Latin appendicitis
- appendicitisinflammation of the vermiform appendix
Latvian apendicīts
- apendicītsinflammation of the vermiform appendix
Lithuanian apendicitas
- apendicitasinflammation of the vermiform appendix
Malay radang apendiks vermiformis, apendisitis
- radang apendiks vermiformisinflammation of the vermiform appendix
- apendisitisinflammation of the vermiform appendix
Norwegian Bokmål appendisitt, blindtarmsbetennelse
- appendisittinflammation of the vermiform appendix
- blindtarmsbetennelseinflammation of the vermiform appendix
Persian آپاندیسیت
- آپاندیسیت (âpândisit)inflammation of the vermiform appendix
Polish zapalenie wyrostka, zapalenie wyrostka robaczkowego
- zapalenie wyrostkainflammation of the vermiform appendix
- zapalenie wyrostka robaczkowegoinflammation of the vermiform appendix
Portuguese apendicite
- apendiciteinflammation of the vermiform appendix
Romanian apendicită
- apendicităinflammation of the vermiform appendix
Russian аппендици́т
- аппендици́т (appendicít)inflammation of the vermiform appendix
Slovak zápal slepého čreva, apendicitída
- zápal slepého črevainflammation of the vermiform appendix
- apendicitídainflammation of the vermiform appendix
Spanish apendicitis
- apendicitisinflammation of the vermiform appendix
Swedish blindtarmsinflammation, appendicit
- blindtarmsinflammationinflammation of the vermiform appendix
- appendicitinflammation of the vermiform appendix
Tagalog apendisitis
- apendisitisinflammation of the vermiform appendix
Tamil குடல்வாலழற்சி
- குடல்வாலழற்சி (kuṭalvālaḻaṟci)inflammation of the vermiform appendix
Thai ไส้ติ่งอักเสบ
- ไส้ติ่งอักเสบ (sâi-dtìng-àk-sèep)inflammation of the vermiform appendix
Turkish apandisit
- apandisitinflammation of the vermiform appendix
Ukrainian апендици́т
- апендици́т (apendycýt)inflammation of the vermiform appendix
Vietnamese viêm ruột thừa
- viêm ruột thừainflammation of the vermiform appendix
Cite this entry
APA
appendicitis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/appendicitis
MLA
“appendicitis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/appendicitis. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “appendicitis,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/appendicitis.
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