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caecum

American

[see-kuhm] / ˈsi kəm /

noun

cecum.

caecum British

/ ˈsiːkəm /

noun

anatomy any structure or part that ends in a blind sac or pouch, esp the pouch that marks the beginning of the large intestine

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

postcaecal

adjective
caecal

adjective
subcaecal

adjective
caecally

adverb

Inflected Forms

noun

caeca

plural

Etymology

Origin of caecum

C18: short for Latin intestinum caecum blind intestine, translation of Greek tuphlon enteron

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