appendicolithiasis

appendicolithiasis
The presence of concretions in the vermiform appendix. [appendico- + G. lithos, stone]

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ap·pen·di·co·li·thi·a·sis (ə-pen″dĭ-ko″lĭ-thiґə-sis) [appendix + lithiasis] obstruction of the lumen of the vermiform appendix with calculi. Called also appendicular lithiasis.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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