caecum

ˈsiːkəm

caeca

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Definition of caecum - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

medical

TECH.

blind pouch at the start of the large intestine

TECH.

The caecum is located between the ileum and the colon.

blind gut

cecum

zoology

TECH.

blind pouch connected to the intestine

TECH.

In some animals, the caecum aids in digestion of plant material.

blind gut

cecum

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Origin of caecum

Latin, caecus (blind) + -um (neuter suffix)

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caecal

adj.

medical

related to the caecum in the body

Examples of caecum in a sentence

Inflammation of the caecum can cause severe pain.
The caecum is prominent in herbivores.
Birds have a small caecum compared to mammals.

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French:cæcum, ...
German:Caecum, ...
Italian:cieco, intestino cieco, ...
Spanish:ciego, intestino ciego, ...
Portuguese:ceco, intestino cego, ...
Chinese:盲肠, 盲瓣, ...
Japanese:盲腸, ...
Arabic:أَعْوَر, أَعْوَار, ...
Hebrew:צֵקוּם, מֵעִי עִוֵּר, ...
Russian:слепая кишка, ...
Ukrainian:сліпа кишка, цекум, ...
Hindi:सीकम, अंधकोष, ...
Bengali:সিকাম, অন্ধ পাউচ, ...
Catalan:cec, borsa cega, ...
Czech:slepé střevo, ...
Danish:blindtarm, blind pose, ...
Dutch:caecum, blinde darm, ...
Greek:τυφλό, τυφλός σάκος, ...
Hungarian:vakbél, cökum, ...
Khmer:ស៊ីកូម, ថង់ពោះវៀនខ្នែង, ...
Korean:맹장, 시컴, ...
Persian:سکوم, روده کور, ...
Polish:kątnica, jelito ślepe, ...
Portuguese (BR):ceco, ...
Romanian:cecum, intestin orb, ...
Swedish:cekum, caecum, ...
Thai:ซีคัม, ไส้ติ่ง, ...
Turkish:çekum, kör bağırsak, ...
Vietnamese:manh tràng, ruột tịt, ...

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Definition of caecum - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

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