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typhlitis

Syllabification: (typh·li·tis)
Pronunciation: /tifˈlītis/

Definition of typhlitis

noun

Medicine
  • inflammation of the cecum.

Derivatives

typhlitic

Pronunciation: /-ˈlitik/

adjective

Origin:

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

typhlitis in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of typhlitis in the British & World English dictionary