What is "appendicectomy"

Appendectomy \Ap`pen*dec"to*my\, Appendicectomy \Ap*pend`i*cec"to*my\, n.] [Appendix + Gr. ?, fr. ? excision.] (Surg.) Excision of the vermiform appendix.

n. (label en surgery) the surgical procedure for the removal of the vermiform appendix

n. surgical removal of the vermiform appendix [syn: appendectomy]