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- 4. The obstruction of the lumen appendix which is thought to be the cause of appendicitis
- 10. Test that checks for infection in someone’s urine
- 13. Surgery in which the appendix is removed through the usage of instruments being placed into small abdominal incisions.
- 14. Medical term for an inflamed appendix
- 15. Appendage that the appendix is attached to
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- 1. A test that is used to check for in inflamed appendix
- 2. Surgery in which the appendix is removed through a small incision in the lower right abdomen.
- 3. Another word meaning “inflammatory disease”
- 5. Famous American artist who died of ruptured appendix at the age of 42
- 6. A risk of having an appendectomy in which there is a short-term blockage of stool or fluids
- 7. Organ to which the the cecum and appendix are attached to
- 8. A blood Test that checks for infection
- 9. The term for the surgical removal of an appendix from the human body.
- 11. Inside of the appendix
- 12. A tube-shaped sac attached to and opening into the lower end of the large intestine (cecum) in humans.
- 14. A symptom of appendicitis in which there is a collection of pus
