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ap•pen•dec•to•my

Pronunciation: (ap"un-dek'tu-mē), [key]
—n.,
—pl. -mies. Surg.
excision of the vermiform appendix.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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