appendicectomy
Vestigial organ surgery
Appendicectomy is the surgical removal of the appendix, typically performed as an emergency procedure when the appendix becomes inflamed (appendicitis).
The spelling appendectomy is more common in American English: The surgeon performed an emergency appendicectomy after the patient's appendix ruptured.
Large intestine's origin pouch
Controlled cut into tissue
- scalpelPrecise surgical knife
- anesthesiaInduced loss of feeling
- laparoscopyMinimally invasive abdominal examination
- surgeonPhysician who operates
suture · stitches · operating · theatre · sterile · retractor · clamps · gauze
Intensely severe or perceptive
- urgentNeeding immediate attention
- ruptureViolent tearing apart
- peritonitisAbdominal lining inflammation
- perforationHole punched through something
sepsis · triage · ER · ambulance · life-threatening · critical · intervention · admission
Cutting out of tissue
- resectionSurgical tissue removal
- extractionAct of removing
- ablationRemoval by cutting, melting
- extirpationComplete destruction or removal
dissection · ligation · stump · specimen · pathology · histology · gangrenous · necrotic
Post-illness healing phase
- healingRestoration of health
- recuperationGradual return to health
- restCessation of activity
- scarPermanent mark from healing
rehabilitation · discharge · mobility · follow-up · complications · adhesions
cecum
Large intestine's origin pouch
lymphoid · vestigial · mesentery · peritoneum · intestine
incision
Controlled cut into tissue
- scalpelPrecise surgical knife
- anesthesiaInduced loss of feeling
- laparoscopyMinimally invasive abdominal examination
surgeon · suture · stitches · operating · theatre · sterile · retractor · clamps · gauze · antiseptic
acute
Intensely severe or perceptive
- urgentNeeding immediate attention
- ruptureViolent tearing apart
- peritonitisAbdominal lining inflammation
perforation · sepsis · triage · ER · ambulance · life-threatening · critical · intervention · admission · diagnosis
excision
Cutting out of tissue
- resectionSurgical tissue removal
- extractionAct of removing
- ablationRemoval by cutting, melting
extirpation · dissection · ligation · stump · specimen · pathology · histology · gangrenous · necrotic · inflamed
convalescence
Post-illness healing phase
- healingRestoration of health
- recuperationGradual return to health
- restCessation of activity
scar · rehabilitation · discharge · mobility · follow-up · complications · adhesions
appendix, appendage, append, appended, appending, appendicitis, appends, appendectomy, appendectomies