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• n  surgical removal of the vermiform appendix

• As a Coast Guard medic in the 1950s, he once performed an appendectomy in the eye of a hurricane with the help of an onshore surgeon who guided him by radio.
• At the Sinwon hospital, doctors were preparing to perform an emergency appendectomy on a young North Korean girl.
• POPE JOHN PAUL II, 76; from an appendectomy; in Rome.

• appendicectomy

News & Articles

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• Illini-recruit Finke making up for lost time
  Centennial forward back on the court after appendectomy
  June 13, 2013 - WCIA 3 Champaign-Urbana
• Heyward busting out of slump in big way
  Jason Heyward got off to a slow start, then missed nearly a month after an appendectomy and struggled in his return. Things have changed drastically in the past week.
  June 12, 2013 - Atlanta Braves

Quotes

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• Amelie Mauresmo in Reuters UK
  I'm going directly to Rome and I hope that I'll be able to get as much practice as possible on the courts,Mauresmo told reporters. "I'm physically fit and am totally recovered from the appendectomy. I now need as many matches as possible...
• Ben Roethlisberger in Monessen Valley Independent
  Asked about the cumulative effect of everything that happened to him, Roethlisberger said, "It's hard for even me to say. I never really felt like I was afraid to really get hit; maybe after the appendectomy a little bit because my stomach hurt, I...