1) Ablation 2) Appendectomy 3) Cutting out 4) Excision 5) Extirpation 1) Appendectomy 
• (n.) Excision of the vermiform appendix.
Synonym for appendectomy ... <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. Typic...
(ә-pen″dĭ-sek´tә-me) appendectomy.
Type: Term Pronunciation: ap-pen′di-sek′tō-mē Synonyms: appendectomy
appendectomy, appendicectomy The surgical removal of an inflamed or infected appendix (appendicitis). The appendix is a small, finger-shaped pouch of intestinal tissue extending from the cecum, which is the first part of the large intestine. Blockage of the opening of the appendix into the bowel by a hard small stool fragment (fecalith) is believe...
appendectomy.