appendix
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On April 9, the Sixers announced that Embiid had undergone emergency appendix surgery and would be out indefinitely.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026
She was told that her appendix would likely have burst if she had left the hospital.
From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026
She waited four months before her appendix could be removed.
From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026
The appendix notes: “We need definitive RCT data to determine whether whole-fat dairy intake will improve the metabolic health of American children.”
From Slate • Jan. 28, 2026
In place of the English intern the next day, there arrived a group of doctors he had never seen before to ask him about his appendix.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
Vocabulary lists containing appendix
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
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Human Anatomy and Physiology - Introductory
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