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Perityphlitis

Perityphlitis \Per`i*typh*li"tis\, n. [NL. See Peri-, and Typhlitis.] (Med.) Inflammation of the connective tissue about the c[ae]cum.

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perityphlitis

n. (context medicine English) inflammation of the connective tissue around the caecum

Usage examples of "perityphlitis".

The patient was a girl of eighteen, who had previously had perityphlitis, followed by abscesses about the navel and lumbar region.