botnlangabólga

Icelandic

Etymology

From botnlangi (“appendix”) +‎ bólga (“inflammation, swelling”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɔhtn.lauŋkaˌpoulka/

Noun

botnlangabólga f (genitive singular botnlangabólgu, no plural)

1. (pathology) appendicitis

Declension

Declension of botnlangabólga (sg-only feminine, based on bólga)

	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	botnlangabólga	botnlangabólgan
accusative	botnlangabólgu	botnlangabólguna
dative	botnlangabólgu	botnlangabólgunni
genitive	botnlangabólgu	botnlangabólgunnar

Derived terms

• hægbráð botnlangabólga (“subacute appendicitis”)
• stíflubotnlangabólga (“obliterative appendicitis”)
• sýndarbotnlangabólga (“pseudoappendicitis”)

Related terms

• botnlangagrenndarbólga (“periappendicitis”)
• botnlangahengisbólga (“mesoappendicitis”)