noun
appendectomy
Medical term for surgical removal of the appendix.
急性虫垂炎のため、虫垂切除術を受けた。
I underwent an appendectomy due to acute appendicitis.
Appendicitis (inflammation of the appendix), the condition that often leads to an appendectomy.
Compound of 虫垂 (appendix) + 切除 (excision) + 術 (surgery).