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typhlitis

Pronunciation: /tɪˈflʌɪtɪs/

Definition of typhlitis

noun

[mass noun] Medicine
  • inflammation of the caecum.

Derivatives

typhlitic

Pronunciation: /-ˈflɪtɪk/

adjective

Origin:

mid 19th century: modern Latin, from Greek tuphlon 'caecum or blind gut' (from tuphlos 'blind') + -itis

typhlitis in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of typhlitis in the US English dictionary
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