caecum

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Alternative spellings 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Synonyms 1.4.2 Derived terms 1.4.3 Translations

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Latin (ininum) caecum ‘blind gut’, translation of Greek τυφλόν ἔντερον.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /'si:kəm/

[edit] Alternative spellings

• cecum

[edit] Noun

caecum (plural caeca)

1. (anatomy) A blind pouch connected to the large intestine between the ileum and the colon.

   • 1970: After a preliminary course in anatomy it was found that caecum and transverse colon also provided excellent sites for excitation. — JG Ballard, The Atrocity Exhibition

[edit] Synonyms

• blind gut

[edit] Derived terms

• caecal
• caecally

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