typhl-
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English[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: tĭfl, IPA(key): /tɪfl/
Etymology 1[edit]
From the Ancient Greek τῠφλός (tuphlós, “blind”).
Prefix[edit]
typhl-
Derived terms[edit]
Derived terms
- nyctotyphlosis (obsolete, rare)
- typhlitis
- typhlocolitis
- typhlograph
- typhlology
Related terms[edit]
Related terms
- typhlope (zoölogy, rare)
- typhlophthalmic (zoölogy, rare)
Etymology 2[edit]
From the Ancient Greek τῠφλόν (tuphlón, “cæcum”, “blind gut”), the neuter form of τῠφλός (tuphlós, “blind”), whence typhl-¹.
Prefix[edit]
typhl-
Derived terms[edit]
Derived terms
Related terms[edit]
Related terms
- paratyphlitis (medicine, obsolete, rare)
- perityphlitis (medicine, chiefly historical) →
- perityphlitic (pathology, rare)
- typhlitis (pathology) →
References[edit]
- “typhlo-” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd Ed.; 1989]