grumbling appendixnoun [ C usually singular ]
uk/ˌɡrʌm.bəl.ɪŋ əˈpen.dɪks/us/ˌɡrʌm.bəl.ɪŋ əˈpen.dɪks/UKa medical condition in which the appendix (= the tube-shaped part that is joined to the intestines) causes you slight pain over a period of time
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Digestive disorders
- achalasia
- acid reflux
- amebic dysentery
- bellyache
- bilious
- bloat
- bowel incontinence
- cholera
- dyspeptic
- furred
- gastritis
- heartburn
- ileitis
- incontinence
- irritable bowel syndrome
- merycism
- mesenteric ischaemia
- mesenteric panniculitis
- occlusion
- upset
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