appendicitisnoun [ U ]
uk/əˌpen.dɪˈsaɪ.tɪs/us/əˌpen.dəˈsaɪ.t̬əs/an illness in which the appendix is infected and painful and usually needs to be removed in an operation
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Digestive disorders
- achalasia
- acid reflux
- amebic dysentery
- amoebic dysentery
- bellyache
- bilious
- bloat
- bowel incontinence
- cholera
- dyspeptic
- gastritis
- heartburn
- ileitis
- incontinence
- irritable bowel syndrome
- merycism
- mesenteric ischaemia
- mesenteric panniculitis
- occlusion
- upset
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