caecitisn.
/siːˈsʌɪtɪs/ Medicine.
Inflammation of the cæcum, typhlitis.
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hivesc1500
enteritis1772
proctitis1782
colonitis1834
perityphlitis1840
typhlo-enteritis1842
typhlitis1844
perienteritis1846
colitis1860
caecitis1866
periproctitis1876
appendicitis1886
paratyphlitis1890
colo-enteritis1897
diverticulitis1900
sigmoiditis1906
typhlenteritis1913
typhlodicliditis1913
diverticulosis1917
Crohn's disease1935
1866 A. Flint Treat. Princ. Med. 322 The inflammation limited to this portion of the large intestine..called typhlitis..or cæcitis.
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