typhlectasis

typhlectasis

 [tif-lek´tah-sis] distention of the cecum.

typh·lec·ta·sis

(tif-lek'tă-sis), Dilation of the cecum. [G. typhlon, cecum, + ektasis, a stretching out]

typhlectasis

An obsolete term for distension or dilation of the colon; it is not used in the working medical parlance.

typh·lec·ta·sis

(tif-lek'tă-sis) Dilation of the cecum. [G. typhlon, cecum, + ektasis, a stretching out]