| perityphlitis | <medicine> Inflammation of the connective tissue about the caecum. Origin: NL. See Peri-, and Typhlitis. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| perityphlitis actinomycotica | Abdominal infection, predominantly around the caecum, with Actinomycetes, usually Actinomyces israelii. (05 Mar 2000) |