appendix
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Her appendix was removed and she was put on a waiting list for a specialist women's hospital.
From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026
She waited four months before her appendix could be removed.
From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026
Inside, they found Thomas going into septic shock due to a ruptured appendix, according to a report from the San Bernardino County coroner’s office.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 16, 2025
If instituting fair grades leads to crying, sobbing and “soul-crushing” setbacks, I wish her luck should she ever be called on to dig out a ruptured appendix at 3 a.m. on her birthday.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 4, 2025
“We kept getting different stories from the State Department. Somebody said your appendix ruptured. Somebody else said it was a bar fight.”
From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen
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