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盲腸  [(1)もうちょう]  [coll]    meaning:  appendicitis  rank: 4
☆ 彼は盲腸になった ⇨ He had an appendicitis  (☛ 虫垂炎 is the accurate term for appendicitis and 盲腸 is actually a cecum, however colloquially used to mean appendicitis)


More examples:
  • 人間の盲腸は退化した器官と考えられている ⇨ Human appendix is considered as a retrogressed organ
  • 医者は彼の盲腸を切除した ⇨ The doctor cut and removed his appendix