阑尾 (lán wěi) — appendix (anatomy)

Definition

Examples

• 他的阑尾发炎了，需要马上做手术。
  Tā de lán wěi fā yán le, xū yào mǎ shàng zuò shǒu shù.
  His appendix is inflamed and needs surgery immediately.
• 医生把阑尾切除了，手术很成功。
  Yī shēng bǎ lán wěi qiē chú le, shǒu shù hěn chéng gōng.
  The doctor removed the appendix, and the surgery was very successful.
• 阑尾在人体内似乎没有特别重要的功能。
  lán wěi Zài rén tǐ nèi sì hū méi yǒu tè bié zhòng yào de gōng néng.
  The appendix doesn't seem to have a particularly important function in the human body.