appendicectomy

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

appendicectomy
    n 1: surgical removal of the vermiform appendix [syn:
         {appendectomy}, {appendicectomy}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Appendectomy \Ap`pen*dec"to*my\, Appendicectomy
\Ap*pend`i*cec"to*my\, n.] [Appendix + Gr. ?, fr. ? excision.]
   (Surg.)
   Excision of the vermiform appendix.
   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Appendence