appendicitis

ap·pen·di·ci·tis

[uh-pen-duh-sahy-tis]
noun Pathology.
inflammation of the vermiform appendix.

Origin:
1885–90, Americanism; < Neo-Latin, equivalent to Latin appendic- (stem of appendix) appendix + Neo-Latin -ītis -itis

pseu·do·ap·pen·di·ci·tis, noun
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appendicitis (əˌpɛndɪˈsaɪtɪs) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
inflammation of the vermiform appendix

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Appendicitis is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
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appendicitis
1886, from appendix + -itis.
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appendicitis ap·pen·di·ci·tis (ə-pěn'dĭ-sī'tĭs)
n.
Inflammation of the vermiform appendix.

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appendicitis   (ə-pěn'dĭ-sī'tĭs)  Pronunciation Key 
Inflammation of the appendix, usually caused by a blockage or infection.
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appendicitis [(uh-pen-duh-seye-tis)]

Inflammation of the appendix.

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