caecum


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cae·cum

 (sē′kəm)
n.
Variant of cecum.
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caecum

(ˈsiːkəm) or

cecum

n, pl -ca (-kə)
(Anatomy) anatomy any structure or part that ends in a blind sac or pouch, esp the pouch that marks the beginning of the large intestine
[C18: short for Latin intestinum caecum blind intestine, translation of Greek tuphlon enteron]
ˈcaecal, ˈcecal adj
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ce•cum

or cae•cum

(ˈsi kəm)

n., pl. -ca (-kə).
an anatomical cul-de-sac, esp. that in which the large intestine begins.
[1715–25; Latin intestinum caecum blind gut]
ce′cal, adj.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.caecum - the cavity in which the large intestine begins and into which the ileum openscaecum - the cavity in which the large intestine begins and into which the ileum opens; "the appendix is an offshoot of the cecum"
blind gut, cecum
bodily cavity, cavum, cavity - (anatomy) a natural hollow or sinus within the body
large intestine - beginning with the cecum and ending with the rectum; includes the cecum and the colon and the rectum; extracts moisture from food residues which are later excreted as feces
cecal appendage, vermiform appendix, vermiform process, appendix - a vestigial process that extends from the lower end of the cecum and that resembles a small pouch
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Translations

caecum

cecum (US) [ˈsiːkəm] N (caeca (pl)) [ˈsiːkə] → (intestino m) ciego m
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caecum

, (US) cecum
n (Anat) → Blinddarm m
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caecum

[ˈsiːkəm] n (Anat) → intestino cieco
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