Translation guide
Appendicitis is a medical condition. In Japanese, it is most commonly referred to as 虫垂炎 (ちゅうすいえん), but the colloquial term 盲腸 (もうちょう) is also widely used, though technically inaccurate.
Referring to the inflammation of the appendix, either in a medical context or in everyday conversation.
虫垂炎 is the precise medical term for appendicitis. 盲腸 literally means 'cecum' but is widely used in casual conversation to refer to appendicitis or an appendectomy. In a medical setting, always use 虫垂炎.
The standard medical term for appendicitis. Used by doctors and in formal contexts.
彼は虫垂炎で入院した。
He was hospitalized with appendicitis.
Colloquially used to mean appendicitis, though it literally means 'cecum'. Very common in everyday speech, but medically imprecise.
Technically, 盲腸 refers to the cecum, not the appendix. However, in casual conversation, 盲腸 is often used to mean appendicitis, especially in phrases like 盲腸の手術 (appendectomy).
盲腸の手術をしたことがある。
I've had an appendectomy.
Refers to the appendix itself, not the inflammation. Used in compound terms like 虫垂切除術 (appendectomy).
虫垂切除術は一般的な手術です。
An appendectomy is a common surgery.