Medical Dictionary

perityphlitis

noun peri·typh·li·tis \ˌper-ə-tif-ˈlīt-əs\

Medical Definition of PERITYPHLITIS

:  inflammation of the connective tissue about the cecum and appendix :  appendicitis

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