deappendicize

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verb

To remove or excise the appendix from a patient.

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Meanings

verbdeappendicize (third-person singular simple present deappendicizes, present participle deappendicizing, simple past and past participle deappendicized)

present singular third person deappendicizes · participle present deappendicizing · participle past deappendicized · past deappendicized · alternative de-appendicize

  1. datedraremedicineTo remove or excise the appendix from a patient.

Origin

From de- + appendix + -ize.

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APA

deappendicize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deappendicize

MLA

“deappendicize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deappendicize. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “deappendicize,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deappendicize.

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