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Except of course Nurse Practitioner Avery is struck down with appendicitis just as the Odyssey is steering through a hurricane.
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Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 2 Apr. 2025
If caught in time, the mortality rate from appendicitis is very low – .02% to .08%, as reported by Columbia University/New York Presbyterian Medical Center.
—Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 29 Mar. 2025
On March 8 last year, news broke that Carlos Sainz was out of the Saudi Arabian GP, sidelined with appendicitis, and required surgery.
—Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Paralympian Hunter Woodhall, as Oura pointed out as an example in an email to PEOPLE, recently sought treatment for appendicitis following his use of Oura’s Symptom Radar feature.
—Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 8 Mar. 2025
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Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 2 Apr. 2025
If caught in time, the mortality rate from appendicitis is very low – .02% to .08%, as reported by Columbia University/New York Presbyterian Medical Center.
—Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 29 Mar. 2025
On March 8 last year, news broke that Carlos Sainz was out of the Saudi Arabian GP, sidelined with appendicitis, and required surgery.
—Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Paralympian Hunter Woodhall, as Oura pointed out as an example in an email to PEOPLE, recently sought treatment for appendicitis following his use of Oura’s Symptom Radar feature.
—Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 8 Mar. 2025
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“Appendicitis.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/appendicitis. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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appendicitis
noun
ap·pen·di·ci·tis
ə-ˌpen-də-ˈsīt-əs 
: inflammation of the appendix
Medical Definition
appendicitis
noun
ap·pen·di·ci·tis
ə-ˌpen-də-ˈsīt-əs
: inflammation of the vermiform appendix
called also epityphlitis
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