apendicitis

Chavacano

Etymology

Inherited from Spanish apendicitis (“appendicitis”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /apendiˈsitis/, [a.pẽn̪.d̪iˈsi.t̪is]
• Hyphenation: a‧pen‧di‧ci‧tis

Noun

apendicitis

1. appendicitis

Spanish

Etymology

From apéndice +‎ -itis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /apendiˈθitis/ [a.pẽn̪.d̪iˈθi.t̪is] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• IPA^(key): /apendiˈsitis/ [a.pẽn̪.d̪iˈsi.t̪is] (Latin America, Philippines)

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• Rhymes: -itis
• Syllabification: a‧pen‧di‧ci‧tis

Noun

apendicitis f (plural apendicitis)

1. appendicitis

Further reading

• “apendicitis”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025