Appendicitis
noun
A health condition where the appendix gets inflamed and causes pain.
He was rushed to the hospital with severe stomach pain. The doctor said it is appendicitis.
Often appears as...
- acute appendicitis
- suffer from appendicitis
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Technical
noun
A health condition where the appendix gets inflamed and causes pain.
He was rushed to the hospital with severe stomach pain. The doctor said it is appendicitis.
Often appears as...
- acute appendicitis
- suffer from appendicitis
Usage tips
Technical
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Pro Tip 1/3Medical Urgency
'Appendicitis' suggests a serious medical condition requiring prompt attention.
If you have symptoms like sudden stomach pain, it might be appendicitis, so seek medical help immediately.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Chronic
'Appendicitis' is not a long-term illness but a sudden, acute condition.
Unlike diabetes, you don't manage appendicitis over time; it's a sudden emergency.
Pro Tip 3/3Surgery Related
'Appendicitis' often leads to surgery to remove the appendix, called an appendectomy.
She was diagnosed with appendicitis and had an appendectomy the same day.
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Video examples
Nikolai Begg: A tool to...
But I think it should fascinate you too, because I said puncture is everywhere. That means at some point it's going to be your problem too. That first day in the operating room I never expected to find myself on the other end of a trocar. But last year, I got appendicitis when I was visiting Greece.
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Stopping Pandemics, An...
every mayor and and governor is thinking which is it's not just about the virus that's a concern right now understand that just medically people don't stop having heart attacks or strokes or car accidents or developing appendicitis just because
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The dire state of...
stake the ticket was paid by one of my uncles in state I decide the medicine because I was very frustrated as a lost my father because he had an acute appendicitis and it was unthinkable how could I lose
Video examples
Nikolai Begg: A tool to...
But I think it should fascinate you too, because I said puncture is everywhere. That means at some point it's going to be your problem too. That first day in the operating room I never expected to find myself on the other end of a trocar. But last year, I got appendicitis when I was visiting Greece.
Video examples
Stopping Pandemics, An...
every mayor and and governor is thinking which is it's not just about the virus that's a concern right now understand that just medically people don't stop having heart attacks or strokes or car accidents or developing appendicitis just because
Video examples
The dire state of...
stake the ticket was paid by one of my uncles in state I decide the medicine because I was very frustrated as a lost my father because he had an acute appendicitis and it was unthinkable how could I lose
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Quote examples
Emma Willis
English Celebrity
I was about to get on a plane and take my husband away for his birthday, I thought oh I have tummy ache. I went into A&E and they said 'oh, you need surgery,' it was really weird - it was appendicitis.
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Roz Chast
American Cartoonist
I think that children's books should be censored not for references to sex but for references to diseases. I mean, who didn't think after reading 'Madeline' that they were going to get appendicitis?
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Jay London
American Comedian
I went to the doctor and he said I had acute appendicitis, and I said compared to who?
Quote examples
Emma Willis
English Celebrity
I was about to get on a plane and take my husband away for his birthday, I thought oh I have tummy ache. I went into A&E and they said 'oh, you need surgery,' it was really weird - it was appendicitis.
Quote examples
Roz Chast
American Cartoonist
I think that children's books should be censored not for references to sex but for references to diseases. I mean, who didn't think after reading 'Madeline' that they were going to get appendicitis?
Quote examples
Jay London
American Comedian
I went to the doctor and he said I had acute appendicitis, and I said compared to who?
Example 1 of 3
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