typhl-

combining form

variants or typhlo-

1

: blind

typhlosole

: blindness

typhlology

2

: cecum

typhlitis

typhlotomy

Word History

Etymology

in sense 1, from Greek, blind, from typhlos; in sense 2, from Greek typhlon, from neuter of typhlos blind

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