typhlitis

[ tif-lahy-tis ]
/ tɪfˈlaɪ tɪs /

noun Pathology.

inflammation of the cecum.

Origin of typhlitis

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

OTHER WORDS FROM typhlitis

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

Words nearby typhlitis

typewriting, typey, typhlectasis, typhlectomy, typhlenteritis, typhlitis, typhlo-, typhlodicliditis, typhlolithiasis, typhlology, typhlopexy

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British Dictionary definitions for typhlitis

typhlitis
/ (tɪfˈlaɪtɪs) /

noun

inflammation of the caecum
an obsolete name for appendicitis

Derived forms of typhlitis

typhlitic (tɪfˈlɪtɪk), adjective

Word Origin for typhlitis

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

Medical definitions for typhlitis

typhlitis
[ tĭf-lī′tĭs ]

n.

cecitis