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- [uh-pen-duh-sahy-tis]
- /əˌpɛn dəˈsaɪ tɪs/
- /əˌpen.dɪˈsaɪ.tɪs/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [uh-pen-duh-sahy-tis]
- /əˌpɛn dəˈsaɪ tɪs/
Definitions of appendicitis word
- uncountable noun appendicitis Appendicitis is an illness in which a person's appendix is infected and painful. 3
- noun appendicitis inflammation of the vermiform appendix 3
- noun appendicitis inflammation of the vermiform appendix. 1
- noun appendicitis A serious medical condition in which the appendix becomes inflamed and painful. 1
- noun appendicitis inflammation of appendix 1
- noun appendicitis (pathology) inflammation of the vermiform appendix. 0
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Origin of appendicitis
First appearance:
before 1885 One of the 21% newest English words
1885-90, Americanism; < New Latin, equivalent to Latin appendic- (stem of appendix) appendix + New Latin -ītis -itis
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Parts of speech for Appendicitis
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
appendicitis popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
appendicitis usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with appendicitis
- what causes appendicitis?
- what is appendicitis?
- what does appendicitis feel like?
- what are the symptoms of appendicitis?
- how do you get appendicitis?
- how to tell if you have appendicitis?
- how long does it take to recover from appendicitis?
- how painful is appendicitis?
- how to know if you have appendicitis?
- how do you know if you have appendicitis?
- how to get appendicitis on purpose?
- how does appendicitis happen?
- how long can you have appendicitis?
- how do they test for appendicitis?
- how to test for appendicitis at home?
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