umpisuolentulehdus
Finnish
Etymology
umpisuolen (“of the blind gut”) + tulehdus (“inflammation”)
Noun
umpisuolentulehdus
- (pathology) typhlitis (inflammation of the blind gut, or caecum)
- (colloquial, ambiguous) appendicitis (inflammation of the vermiform appendix)
Declension
Synonyms
- (typhlitis): tyfliitti (medical terminology)
- (appendicitis): umpilisäkkeen tulehdus, appendisiitti