Appendicitis
[ə,pendɪ'saɪtɪs] or [ə,pɛndə'saɪtɪs]
Definition
(n.) Inflammation of the vermiform appendix.
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Unserious Contents or Definition
A modern pain, costing about 200 more than the old-fashioned stomach-ache.
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Examples
- Some one said the other day that there was a divorce and a case of appendicitis in every family one knows. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- Some one said the other day that there was a divorce and a case of appendicitis in every family one knows. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
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