Appendicitis

a disease caused by inflammation, suppuration, and consequent gangrene in the ti ue of the vermiform appendix, usually due to insufficient circulation of blood in the part itself. Appendicitis usually occurs between the ages of 10 and 50 years. It is rare above or below those ages. It is more frequently among males than females, the exact proportion being unknown. ‘The probable cause of this difference is of very recent discovery and is not even known generally among the medical profe ion.