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appendicite

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French

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English appendicitis. Morphologically, from appendice +‎ -ite.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /a.pɛ̃.di.sit/
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Noun

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appendicite f (usually uncountable, plural appendicites)

  1. (pathology) appendicitis (inflammation of the vermiform appendix)

Descendants

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  • → Persian: آپاندیسیت (âpândisit)
  • → Romanian: apendicită
  • → Turkish: apandisit

Further reading

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Italian

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Etymology

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    From appendice +‎ -ite.

    Noun

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    appendicite f (plural appendiciti)

    1. appendicitis

    Further reading

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    • “appendicite”, in Vocabolario Treccani on line (in Italian), Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, 2026