APPENDICITES Synonyms

• symptom consisting of a localized collection of pus surrounded by inflamed tissue

• having or experiencing a rapid onset and short but severe course

• of an angle; less than 90 degrees

• a mark placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation

• extremely sharp or severe

• having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions

• ending in a sharp point

• of critical importance and consequence

• surgical removal of the vermiform appendix

• inflammation of the vermiform appendix

• supplementary material that is collected and appended at the back of a book

• a vestigial process that extends from the lower end of the cecum and that resembles a small pouch

• a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action

• a state in which martial law applies

• a brake operated by hand; usually operates by mechanical linkage

• a response of body tissues to injury or irritation; characterized by pain and swelling and redness and heat

• the state of being emotionally aroused and worked up

• arousal to violent emotion

• the act of setting something on fire

• a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder

• emotional distress; a fundamental feeling that people try to avoid

• a somatic sensation of acute discomfort

• something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness

• cause bodily suffering to and make sick or indisposed

• cause emotional anguish or make miserable

• inflammation of the peritoneum

• the branch of medical science that treats disease or injury by operative procedures

• a room where a doctor or dentist can be consulted

• a room in a hospital equipped for the performance of surgical operations

• a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body

• the act or process of complicating

• a situation or condition that is complex or confused

• any disease or disorder that occurs during the course of (or because of) another disease

• a development that complicates a situation

• puzzling complexity