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The disease due to inflammation of vermiform appendix of digestive system is known as

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Amoebic dysentery

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Intestinal cancer

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Appendicitis

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None of the above

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The correct option is C Appendicitis
In man, attached to caecum is a twisted, coiled tube, measuring about 3 inches in length, called the vermiform appendix. Inflamation of the vermiform appendix is called appendicitis.

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