Medical Terminology / Unit 10 MedTerm 0609 short lesson, about 20 seconds
appendic/o: Appendix
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The idea
The combining form appendic slash o names the vermiform appendix, attached to the first part of the colon.
In practice
Appendicitis is inflammation of the appendix.
Where people slip
Appendectomy drops the ic, which is a term-specific spelling rather than a rule.
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