アペンディサイティス

noun

appendicitis

Medical term for inflammation of the appendix. The Japanese medical term 虫垂炎 (ちゅうすいえん) is more common in clinical settings, while アペンディサイティス is used as a loanword, often in informal or explanatory contexts.

See also: 虫垂炎

• アペンディサイティスは、虫ちゅう垂すいの炎えん症しょうを指さす英えい語ご由ゆ来らいの言こと葉ばだ。

  Appendicitis is an English-derived word that refers to inflammation of the appendix.