Blinddarm

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German

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Etymology

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blind (“blind”) +‎ Darm (“intestine”), a partial calque of Latin caecum (“blind (thing)”).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈblɪnt.daʁm/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Blind‧darm

Noun

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Blinddarm m (strong, genitive Blinddarmes or Blinddarms, plural Blinddärme)

  1. (specialist, medicine, anatomy) caecum
  2. (proscribed, general use, anatomy) appendix
    Synonyms: Wurmfortsatz, Appendix

Further reading

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  • “Blinddarm” in Duden online
  • “Blinddarm” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Luxembourgish

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Noun

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Blinddarm m (plural Blinddäerm)

  1. Alternative spelling of Blinddaarm (“appendix”)
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