caecum

Значение (Английский)

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.

Синонимы

cecum

blind gut

appendix

cecum

colon

duodenum

gut

ileum

intestines

jejunum

large intestine

rectum

small intestine

typhlon

blind

Переводы

Blinddarm

intestino ciego

cæcum

ciego

caecum

caecum

ceco

intestino cieco

cec

Caecum

τυφλό έντερο

Appendix

appendice

cieco

Произносится как (IPA)

/ˈsiː.kəm/

Этимология (Английский)

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