typhlitis

[ tif-lahy-tis ]

nounPathology.
  1. inflammation of the cecum.

Origin of typhlitis

1
1855–60; <Greek typhl(ós) blind (for sense cf. cecum) + -itis

Other words from typhlitis

  • typh·lit·ic [tif-lit-ik], /tɪfˈlɪt ɪk/, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for typhlitis

typhlitis

/ (tɪfˈlaɪtɪs) /


noun
  1. inflammation of the caecum

  2. an obsolete name for appendicitis

Origin of typhlitis

1
C19: from New Latin, from Greek tuphlon the caecum, from tuphlos blind

Derived forms of typhlitis

  • typhlitic (tɪfˈlɪtɪk), adjective

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