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appendicites

appendicites is the plural of appendicitis.

Meaning of appendicitis

Noun

appendicitis (countable and uncountable, plural appendicitises or appendicitides or appendicites)

  1. inflammation of the vermiform appendix
    • It was appendicitis of that insidious and misleading type to which children are particularly liable.1923, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], “(please specify the page)”, in The Eyes of Max Carrados, London: Grant Richards, →OCLC

Questions about appendicites

What is appendicites the plural of?
Appendicites is the plural of appendicitis.

Words near appendicites in the dictionary

  1. appendiciform
  2. appendicise
  3. appendicised
  4. appendicises
  5. appendicising
  6. appendicites
  7. appendicitides
  8. appendicitis
  9. appendicitises
  10. appendicize
  11. appendicized

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