typhl-
English
editPronunciation
edit- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: tĭfl, IPA(key): /tɪfl/
Etymology 1
editFrom the Ancient Greek τῠφλός (tuphlós, “blind”).
Prefix
edittyphl-
Derived terms
editDerived terms
- nyctotyphlosis (obsolete, rare)
- typhlitis
- typhlocolitis
- typhlograph
- typhlology
Related terms
editRelated terms
- typhlope (zoölogy, rare)
- typhlophthalmic (zoölogy, rare)
Etymology 2
editFrom the Ancient Greek τῠφλόν (tuphlón, “cæcum”, “blind gut”), the neuter form of τῠφλός (tuphlós, “blind”), whence typhl-¹.
Prefix
edittyphl-
Derived terms
editDerived terms
Related terms
editRelated 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]