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Appendectomy Pronunciation
Appendectomy is pronounced a-pin-DEK-tuh-mee, IPA /ˌæpɪnˈdɛktəmi/.
a-pin-DEK-tuh-mee
US /ˌæpɪnˈdɛktəmi/ · UK /əpɪnˈdɛktəmi/
Syllables: a · pin · DEK · tuh · mee (5 syllables, stress on syllable 3)
noun: An operation to remove the appendix.
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Appendectomy in a Sentence
- She had an appendectomy at fourteen.
- The appendectomy took about forty minutes.
- Recovery after an appendectomy is usually quick.
Common Mispronunciations of Appendectomy
Not uh-PEN-dek-tuh-mee
Land on DEK, the third of five syllables. Appendix holds its beat earlier, and the operation moves it along.
Not a-pen-DEK-toh-mee
The fourth syllable reduces to a weak tuh, with no round oh.
Tip: British surgeons more often say appendicectomy, which adds a syllable: uh-pen-di-SEK-tuh-mee.
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