Plural of appendicectomy; multiple surgical procedures in which appendixes are removed.
Plural form of appendicectomy (appendix + Greek -ectomy, meaning surgical removal). The -ies ending replaces the singular -y following standard English pluralization rules for words ending in consonant + y.
The word appendicectomy was such a common medical procedure that English developed a standard plural—'appendicectomies' is what a surgeon counts at the end of the day! This shows which words matter most to professional communities.
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