| appendicectasis | Ectasia of the appendix. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| appendicectomy | <procedure, surgery> A surgical procedure which involves the removal of an inflamed appendix. This procedure may be performed through a conventional abdominal incision or using a laparoscope. In both approaches the patient is asleep under general anaesthesia. Convalescence in the hospital is 1 to 3 days. Typically much shorter if performed laparoscopically. Rupture of the appendix can lengthen recovery time considerably. See: appendicitis. (27 Sep 1997) |
| appendicism | Rarely used term for any chronic disease of the vermiform appendix, or a symptomatic uneasiness in that area. (05 Mar 2000) |
| appendicitis | <pathology> Inflammation (and usually infection) of the appendix, a finger-like projection of the first portion of the colon, that often causes right, lower quadrant abdominal pain, fever and loss of appetite. (27 Sep 1997) |
| appendiclausis | An obsolete term for atrophy or obstruction of the appendix. Origin: appendix + L. Clausus, closed (05 Mar 2000) |
| appendico- | An appendix, usually the vermiform appendix. Origin: L. Appendix, appendicis an appendage, fr. Appendo, to hang something onto something, fr. Ad-, ap-, to, onto, + pendo, to hang, + -o- (05 Mar 2000) |
| appendicocele | The vermiform appendix in a hernial sac. Origin: appendico-+ G. Kele, hernia (05 Mar 2000) |
| appendicoenterostomy | 1. Formerly used term for the establishment of an artificial opening between the appendix and the small intestine. Origin: appendico-+ G. Enteron, intestine, + stoma, mouth (05 Mar 2000) |
| appendicolith | A calcified concretion in the appendix visible on an abdominal radiograph. Origin: appendico-+ G. Lithos, stone (05 Mar 2000) |
| appendicolithiasis | The presence of concretions in the vermiform appendix. Origin: appendico-+ G. Lithos, stone (05 Mar 2000) |
| appendicolysis | An operation for freeing the appendix from adhesions. Origin: appendico-+ G. Lysis, a loosening (05 Mar 2000) |
| appendicostomy | An operation for opening into the intestine through the tip of the vermiform appendix, previously attached to the anterior abdominal wall. Origin: appendico-+ G. Stoma, mouth (05 Mar 2000) |
| appendicovesicostomy | Use of an isolated appendix on a vascularised pedicle as a catheterizable route of access to the bladder from the skin. Synonym: Mitrofanoff principle. Origin: eppendico-+ L. Vesica, bladder, + G. Stoma, mouth (05 Mar 2000) |
| appendicular | 1. Relating to an appendix or appendage. 2. Relating to the limbs, as opposed to axial, which refers to the trunk and head. (05 Mar 2000) |
| appendicular artery | <anatomy, artery> The branch of the ileocolic artery that descends posterior to the terminal ileum in the mesoappendix to supply the vermiform appendix. Synonym: arteria appendicularis. (05 Mar 2000) |