PERITYPHLITIS

Etymology

Noun

perityphlitis (countable and uncountable, plural perityphlitides)

(medicine) inflammation of the connective tissue around the caecum

Source: Wiktionary


Per`i*typh*li"tis, n. Etym: [NL. See Peri-, and Typhlitis.] (Med.)

Definition: Inflammation of the connective tissue about the cæcum.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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