periappendicitis

(pĕr″ē-ă-pĕn″dĭ-sī′tĭs)

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[″ + L. appendix, appendage, + Gr. itis, inflammation]
Inflammation of the tissues surrounding the appendix secondary to either appendicitis or other intraperitoneal inflammatory process.

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