appendix
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At 37, an emergency room visit for severe belly pain showed the culprit: a neuroendocrine tumor in the appendix, the size of an Oreo, but much more troublesome.
From Slate • May 6, 2026
The book’s appendix provides six pages of instructions for performing a cranial exam but concludes by reminding would-be practitioners not to fret over their lack of experience because “phrenology isn’t real anyhow.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026
She waited four months before her appendix could be removed.
From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026
Timothy’s cause of death was ruled to be septic shock due to a ruptured appendix, according to the coroner’s report.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2025
“I think it’s my appendix that’s bothering me,” Yossarian told him.
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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