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APPENDICITIS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Inflammation of the vermiform appendix
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("appendicitis" is a kind of...):
inflammation; redness; rubor (a response of body tissues to injury or irritation; characterized by pain and swelling and redness and heat)
Context examples:
A blockage inside of the appendix causes appendicitis.
(Appendicitis, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
Appendicitis is a medical emergency.
(Appendicitis, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
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