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left-sided appendicitis left-sid·ed ap·pen·di·ci·tisappendicitis occurring on the left side of the abdomen, usually the left lower quadrant, due to abnormal rotation of the gut (for example, situs inversus).A popular term for the clinical findings in acute diverticulitis of the rectosigmoid colon with impending rupture, which is a mirror image mimic of appendicitis, and accompanied by pain, rebound tenderness, leukocytosisleft-sided 'appendicitis' Emergency medicine A popular term for the clinical findings in acute diverticulitis with impending rupture, which is a mirror image mimic of left-sided appendicitis, accompanied by pain, rebound tenderness, leukocytosis |