虫ちゅう様よう突とっ起き炎えん

noun

appendicitis

Medical term for inflammation of the appendix. In everyday conversation, 盲腸炎 (もうちょうえん) is more common, though technically it refers to inflammation of the cecum.

• 虫ちゅう様よう突とっ起き炎えんの疑うたがいで緊きん急きゅう手しゅ術じゅつを行おこなった。

  Emergency surgery was performed for suspected appendicitis.

• 虫ちゅう様よう突とっ起き炎えんは、一いっ般ぱんに盲もう腸ちょう炎えんと呼よばれることが多おおい。

  Appendicitis is often called 盲腸炎 in everyday language.