typhlitis

 
Pronunciation: /tɪˈflʌɪtɪs/

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