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typhlitis
CIDE DICTIONARY
typhlitis, n. [NL., fr. Gr. blind, closed (as applied to the cæcum) + -itis.].
Inflammation of the cæcum. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
typhlitis, n. inflammation of the caecum.
Derivative
typhlitic adj.
Etymology
mod.L f. Gk tuphlon caecum or blind gut f. tuphlos blind + -ITIS
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