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Al had pleurisy, his sister Nami had tuberculosis, and his sister Margaret, mother to seven children, nearly died from an attack of appendicitis.
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Jake Whitney, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Nov. 2024
But on top of the rumor mill, the Spaniard missed a race after being sidelined with appendicitis in Saudi Arabia, with Ollie Bearman competing in his place.
—Luke Smith, The Athletic, 7 Aug. 2024
Bearman was seventh for Ferrari, one day after the British driver was called up as an emergency replacement for Carlos Sainz Jr., who needed an operation to treat appendicitis.
—James Ellingworth, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Mar. 2024
Except of course Nurse Practitioner Avery is struck down with appendicitis just as the Odyssey is steering through a hurricane.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2024
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Jake Whitney, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Nov. 2024
But on top of the rumor mill, the Spaniard missed a race after being sidelined with appendicitis in Saudi Arabia, with Ollie Bearman competing in his place.
—Luke Smith, The Athletic, 7 Aug. 2024
Bearman was seventh for Ferrari, one day after the British driver was called up as an emergency replacement for Carlos Sainz Jr., who needed an operation to treat appendicitis.
—James Ellingworth, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Mar. 2024
Except of course Nurse Practitioner Avery is struck down with appendicitis just as the Odyssey is steering through a hurricane.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Appendicitis.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/appendicitis. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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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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