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Definition of: appendectomy
(ap′ən·dek′tə·mē) noun plural ·mies
Surg. The excision of the vermiform appendix. Also ap·pen·di·cec·to·my (ə·pen′də·sek′tə·mē). [<APPENDIX + -ECTOMY]
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