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typhlitis definition

typh·li·tis (tif līt′is)

noun

Obsolete inflammation of the cecum

Etymology: ModL < Gr typhlon, cecum < typhlos, blind, closed (< IE *dhubh-, cloudy, dark < base *dheu-, to be turbid > dull) + ModL -itis, -itis

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