acute appendicitis
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Related to acute appendicitis: chronic appendicitis
acute appendicitis
[ə′kyüt ə‚pen·də′sīd·əs] (medicine)
A sudden, severe attack of appendicitis characterized by abdominal pain, usually localized in the lower right quadrant, with nausea, vomiting, and constipation.