caecum

Signification (Anglais)

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.

Concepts

cæcum

caecum

appendice

gros intestin

iléon

intestin

intestin grêle

rectum

jejunum

cœcum

colon

duodénum

Synonymes

cecum

blind gut

appendix

cecum

colon

duodenum

gut

ileum

intestines

jejunum

large intestine

rectum

small intestine

typhlon

blind

Traductions

Blinddarm

intestino ciego

ciego

ceco

caecum

intestino cieco

cec

Caecum

τυφλό έντερο

Appendix

cieco

Ileum

Jejunum

Duodenum

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈsiː.kəm/

Étymologie (Anglais)

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