append/o, appendic/o
appendix
From Latin appendix, from appendere, to hang on
Meaning
What does append/o mean?
append/o is a root meaning appendix, also written appendic/o. It comes from Latin appendix, from appendere, to hang on.
Inside words it is spelled append, appendic or appendico.
Use append/o before -ectomy and appendic/o before -itis: appendectomy, appendicitis.
In real words
Medical words with append/o
surgery to remove the appendix
appendicitis
inflammation of the appendix · In the dictionary
appendicolith
a hard, calcified lump of stool lodged in the appendix, sometimes linked to appendicitis
surgery that makes a channel from the appendix to the abdominal wall to give access to the colon
Sources
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Written for biofideX in plain words, after checking these references:
- 12.2 Word Components Related to the Digestive System – Medical Terminology 2e
- Digestive System (Gastrointestinal) – Building a Medical Terminology 2e – Student Companion Workbook
- appendico- - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
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