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Police said the infant’s cause of death was determined to be complications of medical and nutritional neglect with necrotizing appendicitis and chronic malnutrition.
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Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 13 Feb. 2025
Across the internet, people have shared viral stories about medical gaslighting, describing the ways that doctors chalked up their symptoms of appendicitis, heart conditions, or even cancer to anxiety.
—Angela Haupt, TIME, 24 Jan. 2025
When my friend developed abdominal pain and went to our nearby ER, he was diagnosed with appendicitis and admitted that same night for surgery.
—Renee Hsia, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
Sainz is only four points behind Leclerc in the drivers’ standings despite missing Jeddah due to appendicitis.
—Luke Smith, The Athletic, 9 Apr. 2024
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Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 13 Feb. 2025
Across the internet, people have shared viral stories about medical gaslighting, describing the ways that doctors chalked up their symptoms of appendicitis, heart conditions, or even cancer to anxiety.
—Angela Haupt, TIME, 24 Jan. 2025
When my friend developed abdominal pain and went to our nearby ER, he was diagnosed with appendicitis and admitted that same night for surgery.
—Renee Hsia, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
Sainz is only four points behind Leclerc in the drivers’ standings despite missing Jeddah due to appendicitis.
—Luke Smith, The Athletic, 9 Apr. 2024
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“Appendicitis.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/appendicitis. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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appendicitis
noun
ap·pen·di·ci·tis
ə-ˌpen-də-ˈsīt-əs 
: inflammation of the appendix
Medical Definition
appendicitis
noun
ap·pen·di·ci·tis
ə-ˌpen-də-ˈsīt-əs
: inflammation of the vermiform appendix
called also epityphlitis
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