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Given her age and symptoms, Llorca's first concern was appendicitis.
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Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 5 June 2026
My editor has watched her teenage daughter miss various dance competitions each of the last three years due to two separate injuries and a bout with appendicitis.
—Jonathan Carone, Parents, 28 May 2026
Embiid had emergency surgery following a bout with appendicitis on April 9.
—Gary Bedore
may 4, Kansas City Star, 4 May 2026
Embiid returned from emergency appendicitis surgery in Game 4 against the Celtics and completely changed the series.
—Tom Ignudo, CBS News, 3 May 2026
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Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 5 June 2026
My editor has watched her teenage daughter miss various dance competitions each of the last three years due to two separate injuries and a bout with appendicitis.
—Jonathan Carone, Parents, 28 May 2026
Embiid had emergency surgery following a bout with appendicitis on April 9.
—Gary Bedore
may 4, Kansas City Star, 4 May 2026
Embiid returned from emergency appendicitis surgery in Game 4 against the Celtics and completely changed the series.
—Tom Ignudo, CBS News, 3 May 2026
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“Appendicitis.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/appendicitis. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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appendicitis
noun
ap·pen·di·ci·tis
ə-ˌpen-də-ˈsīt-əs 
: inflammation of the appendix
Medical Definition
appendicitis
noun
ap·pen·di·ci·tis
ə-ˌpen-də-ˈsīt-əs
: inflammation of the vermiform appendix
called also epityphlitis
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