English Explanatory Dictionary

caecum

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A cavity open at one end (such as the blind end of a duct), especially a blind pouch connected to the large intestine between the ileum and the colon.

Pronunciation

/ˈsiː.kəm/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-caecum.wav

Word forms

caecum caecums caeca cæcum cecum

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin caecum (“invisible, hidden”), clipping of intestīnum caecum (“blind gut”), translation of Ancient Greek τῠφλὸν ἔντερον (tŭphlòn énteron).

Synonyms

blind gut

Derived words

caecal caecally caecitis caeco- caec- caecostomy caecotrophy mesocaecum punctum caecum pyloric caecum
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