| typhlo- | 1. The caecum. See: caeco-. Origin: G. Caecum 2. Blindness. Origin: G. Typhlos, blind (05 Mar 2000) |
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| typhlodicliditis | Inflammation of the ileocaecal valve. Origin: G. Typhlon, caecum, + diklis (diklid-), double-folding (of doors), + -itis, inflammation (05 Mar 2000) |
| typhloempyema | Presence of an abscess following typhlitis. Origin: G. Typhlon, caecum, + empyema, abscess (05 Mar 2000) |
| typhloenteritis | cecitis |
| typhlolithiasis | Presence of faecal concretions in the caecum. Origin: G. Typhlon, caecum, + lithos, stone (05 Mar 2000) |
| typhlology | An obsolete term for the branch of science concerned with the causes and prevention of blindness, and the rehabilitation of those afflicted. Origin: G. Typhlos, blind, + logos, study (05 Mar 2000) |
| typhlomegaly | Old term for enlargement of the caecum. Origin: G. Typhlon, caecum, + megas (megal-), large (05 Mar 2000) |
| typhlon | Synonym: caecum. Origin: G. (05 Mar 2000) |
| typhlopexy | Operative anchoring of a movable caecum. Synonym: caecofixation, typhlopexy, typhlopexia. Origin: caeco-+ G. Pexis, fixation (05 Mar 2000) |
| typhlorrhaphy | Suture of the caecum. Synonym: typhlorrhaphy. Origin: caeco-+ G. Rhaphe, suture (05 Mar 2000) |
| typhlosis | Synonym: blindness. Origin: G. Typhlos, blind (05 Mar 2000) |
| typhlosole | <zoology> A fold of the wall which projects into the cavity of the intestine in bivalve mollusks, certain annelids, starfishes, and some other animals. Origin: Gr. Blind + channel. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| typhlostomy | Surgical construction of an opening into the caecum with a tube through the abdominal wall (tube caecostomy) or by skin level approach, in which the caecum is sewn to the surrounding peritoneum. Its primary purpose is decompression of colonic obstruction. (12 Dec 1998) |
| typhlotomy | Incision into the caecum. Synonym: typhlotomy. Origin: caeco-+ G. Tome, incision (05 Mar 2000) |
| typho- | Typhus, typhoid. Origin: G. Typhos, smoke, dullness (05 Mar 2000) |