Crossword clues for appendectomy
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Appendectomy \Ap`pen*dec"to*my\, Appendicectomy \Ap*pend`i*cec"to*my\, n.] [Appendix + Gr. ?, fr. ? excision.] (Surg.) Excision of the vermiform appendix.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1891, a hybrid from appendix + -ectomy.
Wiktionary
n. (context surgery English) The surgical procedure for the removal of the vermiform appendix.
WordNet
n. surgical removal of the vermiform appendix [syn: appendicectomy]
Wikipedia
An appendectomy (sometimes called appendisectomy or appendicectomy) is the surgical removal of the vermiform appendix. This procedure is normally performed as an emergency procedure, when the patient is suffering from acute appendicitis. However, a 12-hour delay had no effect on outcomes, in a large retrospective study.
In one large observational study in 2003, 30-day mortality was 1.8% in an adult population.
Appendectomy may be performed laparoscopically (in minimally invasive surgery) or as an open operation. Laparoscopy is often used if the diagnosis is in doubt, or if it is desirable to hide the scars in the umbilicus or in the pubic hair line. Recovery may be a little quicker with laparoscopic surgery; the procedure is more expensive and resource-intensive than open surgery and generally takes a little longer, with the (low in most patients) additional risks associated with pneumoperitoneum (inflating the abdomen with gas). Advanced pelvic sepsis occasionally requires a lower midline laparotomy.
Usage examples of "appendectomy".
The damage could have occurred back when the supposed appendectomy had taken place.
I was now rather good at knot tying and suturing, by virtue of having forced my way into several operations, including three hernias, a couple of hemorrhoids, an appendectomy, and a vein stripping.
An appendectomy or a cholecystectomy or any of the other interior operations left the surface of the person intact.
Gallagher, the surgeon for the appendectomy, had a firmer grip on his emotions than the medical-school professor had.
Demmet administered a small amount of curare to relax the stomach muscles, making the appendectomy that much easier for the surgeon to perform.
Athena Academy, which Christine Evans had e-mailed to Alex that afternoon, clearly stated that an emergency appendectomy had been performed on Rainy when she was fourteen.
She wondered if he remembered her own supposed appendectomy all those years ago, but said nothing.
Alex had discovered that the appendectomy Rainy had supposedly had during her first year at Athena had been a fake.
She discovers that the appendectomy Rainy supposedly had in her first year at Athena never happened.
Yet, all those years ago in school, Rainy had supposedly had an appendectomy during seventh grade.
His arm moved quickly, and I was peering down at his service revolver, just about level with my appendectomy scar.
Stripping away the last of his clothing, he examined the appendectomy scar on his lower right side.
A nude, ridiculous man with a blushing appendectomy scar appeared in the doorway suddenly and bellowed.
We were talking appendectomy from long ago and a fairly recent laparotomy.
Very handy, if I wanted to watch an appendectomy from the comfort of my own quarters, but Squilyp was using them mainly as a teaching device.