How to Use appendicitis in a Sentence

appendicitis

noun
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  • The child who was left to die from untreated appendicitis by a system that failed to save her.
    — Melissa Fletcher Stoeltje, San Antonio Express-News, 23 Dec. 2020
  • The three shows were postponed due to Mayer's bout of appendicitis, but the guitarist appears to have bounced back from his health scare.
    — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 8 Dec. 2017
  • Combined with a fever, this was a classic case of appendicitis.
    — James Hamblin, The Atlantic, 28 Mar. 2020
  • Bryant stepped in for starting tight end Austin Hooper, who was out with an appendicitis.
    — Terry Pluto, cleveland, 26 Oct. 2020
  • So do the patients with strokes, heart attacks and appendicitis.
    — al, 21 Dec. 2020
  • Surgery has been the standard treatment for appendicitis for decades.
    — Karen Pallarito, Health.com, 29 Nov. 2021
  • Her website is filled with stories like that, but there is one story not there – the one that hit hard after her appendicitis.
    — CBS News, 2 Mar. 2022
  • The others are kids with broken arms and appendicitis and cancer and all the other ailments for which kids end up in the hospital.
    — Dallas News, 14 Aug. 2021
  • Eventually, the fact that Madar Joon had seen all five of her children through appendicitis won out.
    — Naz Riahi, Longreads, 19 Mar. 2020
  • The crisis comes when Myra almost dies from acute appendicitis.
    — New York Times, 31 Dec. 2021
  • Seven of them did not have appendicitis and likely could have avoided surgery.
    — Lindsey Tanner, The Seattle Times, 25 Sep. 2018
  • About one-third had another case of appendicitis and had surgery to take out their appendix.
    — Fox News, 25 Sep. 2018
  • They were supposed to spend as long as six months traveling but cut short their trip when Daisy was stricken with appendicitis.
    — Meg Jones, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 12 Apr. 2018
  • The woman and the two daughters were supposed to return on Aug. 5 but were delayed when one of the girls came down with appendicitis and was hospitalized.
    — Stephanie Pagones, Fox News, 18 Aug. 2021
  • That time, the doctor in the hospital was worried about appendicitis.
    — Lisa Sanders, New York Times, 16 May 2018
  • After a bout of appendicitis, a short vacation from consciousness seemed like a pleasant way to spend a few hours.
    — Carl Zimmer, Discover Magazine, 25 Mar. 2019
  • Symptoms of appendicitis start as pain in the abdomen, often near the belly button at first before moving to the lower right-hand side of your navel.
    — Colleen Stinchcombe, SELF, 14 Dec. 2021
  • One night the two began treating a patient with appendicitis.
    — Martin Weil, Washington Post, 3 June 2018
  • The 54-year-old came down with appendicitis, which was announced on the show by her replacement host, actor Michael Rapaport.
    — Colleen Stinchcombe, SELF, 14 Dec. 2021
  • Exactly how a colonoscopy leads to appendicitis isn't clear, Basson said.
    — Steven Reinberg, chicagotribune.com, 8 Feb. 2018
  • His father began to teach religion at the Hill School in Pottstown, Pa., but died of complications of appendicitis in 1930.
    — Sam Roberts, New York Times, 6 May 2021
  • Most cases of appendicitis occur in children and young adults.
    — Steven Reinberg, chicagotribune.com, 8 Feb. 2018
  • Her sisters had the same symptoms, Gretyl says politely, and had appendicitis.
    — Rebecca Curtis, The New Yorker, 9 Nov. 2020
  • He was hospitalized and bedridden for a week with a virus that simulates appendicitis and also lost his voice at one point.
    — Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 12 Mar. 2023
  • Also, the pain could be a huge warning sign of problems elsewhere in the body, such as kidney stones, bladder issues, or appendicitis, Dr. Brahmbhatt notes.
    — Elizabeth Millard, Men's Health, 31 Mar. 2023
  • The 27-year-old was a late replacement for Alex Albon after the Thai driver was diagnosed with appendicitis.
    — Orlando Sentinel, 12 Sep. 2022
  • The hallmark symptom of appendicitis is sudden pain that starts on the right side of your lower abdomen or that starts around your belly button and shifts to your lower right abdomen.
    — Korin Miller, SELF, 18 Jan. 2019
  • Belt had one at-bat in a 4-0 victory against the Phillies Friday night but was removed in the third inning and taken to a hospital for possible appendicitis.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 2 June 2018
  • Colbert joked that medical staff used a power washer and shop vacuum to treat the appendicitis.
    — Dennis Romero, NBC News, 12 Dec. 2023
  • For example, a dear friend of mine had pain in his lower right abdomen, a key indicator of appendicitis — a disease with an extremely high survival rate in the United States.
    — Jeffrey Okoro, STAT, 24 Nov. 2023

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