Collocations for appendix - noun
ADJ.
burst, grumbling
(= painful from time to time),
(= painful from time to time),
inflamed, perforated, ruptured
He was taken to hospital with a burst appendix.
He was taken to hospital with a burst appendix.
VERB + APPENDIX
remove, take out
Doctors had to take out his appendix.
Doctors had to take out his appendix.
have out
She might have to have her appendix out.
She might have to have her appendix out.
APPENDIX + VERB
burst, rupture
If the condition is not treated, the appendix can rupture.
If the condition is not treated, the appendix can rupture.