appendicitis
UK/əˈpɛnd.ɪ.saɪt.əs/
appendicitis noun: inflammation of the vermiform appendix.
Noun
appendicitis (countable and uncountable, plural appendicitises or appendicitides or appendicites)
- 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
appendicitis meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Malayalam and Kannada
appendicitis in Tamil
- inflammation of the vermiform appendix
- குடல்வாலழற்சி kuṭalvālaḻaṟci
appendicitis in Urdu
- زائد آنت کی سوزَش, سوزَشِ زائدَہ
appendicitis in Malayalam
- ആന്ത്രവീക്കം
appendicitis in Kannada
- ಕರುಳುನಾಳ ರೋಗ, ಅಪೆಂಡಿಸೈಟಸ್
More languagesFewer languages
- appendicitis in Tagalog
- apendisitis
- appendicitis in Arabic
- الْتِهابُ الزَّائِدَةِ الدُّودِيَّة al-tihābu z-zāʔidati d-dūdiyya
- appendicitis in Malay
- radang apendiks vermiformis, apendisitis
- appendicitis in Indonesian
- apendisitis
- appendicitis in Persian
- آپاندیسیت âpândisit
- appendicitis in Thai
- ไส้ติ่งอักเสบ sâi-dtìng-àk-sèep
- appendicitis in Vietnamese
- viêm ruột thừa
Forms of appendicitis
| plural | appendicitises |
|---|---|
| plural | appendicitides |
| plural | appendicites |
Origin of appendicitis
From appendic- + -itis.
Words formed from appendicitis
Questions about appendicitis
- What does appendicitis mean?
- Appendicitis means inflammation of the vermiform appendix.
- What is appendicitis in Tamil?
- Appendicitis in Tamil is குடல்வாலழற்சி (kuṭalvālaḻaṟci). See Appendicitis meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is appendicitis?
- Appendicitis is a noun.
- How do you pronounce appendicitis?
- Appendicitis is pronounced /əˈpɛnd.ɪ.saɪt.əs/ (UK).
- What is the plural of appendicitis?
- The plural of appendicitis is appendicitises.
Words near appendicitis in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: appendicitis (page history and authors); appendicitis (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); appendicitis (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); appendicitis (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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