caecum

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈsiːkəm/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(sē′kəm)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
cae•cum  (sē′kəm),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ca (-kə).USA pronunciation 
  1. Anatomycecum.
cae′cal, adj. 
cae′cal•ly, adv. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
caecum, cecum / ˈsiːkəm/ ( -ca / -kə/)
  1. any structure or part that ends in a blind sac or pouch, esp the pouch that marks the beginning of the large intestine
Etymology: 18th Century: short for Latin intestinum caecum blind intestine, translation of Greek tuphlon enteronˈcaecal, ˈcecal
'caecum' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
cecum - colon - ileum - large intestine - typhlitis - vermiform appendix

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