caecum

Significat (Anglès)

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.

Conceptes

cec

apèndix

Sinònims

cecum

blind gut

appendix

cecum

colon

duodenum

gut

ileum

intestines

jejunum

large intestine

rectum

small intestine

typhlon

blind

Traduccions

Blinddarm

intestino ciego

cæcum

ciego

caecum

ceco

caecum

intestino cieco

Appendix

τυφλό έντερο

Caecum

appendice

cieco

καίσιο

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈsiː.kəm/

Etimologia (Anglès)

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