caecum
[ see-kuh m ]
/ ˈsi kəm /
noun, plural cae·ca [see-kuh] /ˈsi kə/.
OTHER WORDS FROM caecum
cae·cal, adjective cae·cal·ly, adverb post·cae·cal, adjective sub·cae·cal, adjectiveWords nearby caecum
Definition for caeca (2 of 2)
cecum
or cae·cum
[ see-kuh m ]
/ ˈsi kəm /
noun, plural ce·ca [see-kuh] /ˈsi kə/. Anatomy, Zoology.
a cul-de-sac, especially that in which the large intestine begins.
Origin of cecum
1715–25; short for Latin
intestinum caecum blind gut
OTHER WORDS FROM cecum
ce·cal, adjective ce·cal·ly, adverb sub·ce·cal, adjectiveExample sentences from the Web for caeca
Among the purely aquatic families such structures are very rare, and are represented by two caeca in the genus Limnodriloides.
The normal number of caeca in the Glyphysodontidae is three.
Discoveries in Australia, Volume 1. |J Lort Stokes
British Dictionary definitions for caeca (1 of 2)
Derived forms of cecum
cecal, adjectiveBritish Dictionary definitions for caeca (2 of 2)
caecum
US cecum
/ (ˈsiːkəm) /
noun plural -ca (-kə)
anatomy
any structure or part that ends in a blind sac or pouch, esp the pouch that marks the beginning of the large intestine
Derived forms of caecum
caecal or US cecal, adjectiveWord Origin for caecum
C18: short for Latin
intestinum caecum blind intestine, translation of Greek
tuphlon enteron
Medical definitions for caeca (1 of 2)
caecum
[ sē′kəm ]
n.
Variant ofcecum
Medical definitions for caeca (2 of 2)
cecum
n. pl. ce•ca (-kə)
The large blind pouch forming the beginning of the large intestine.
blind gut
A saclike cavity with only one opening.
Scientific definitions for caeca
cecum
[ sē′kəm ]
Plural ceca
A large pouch forming the beginning of the large intestine. The appendix and the ileum of the small intestine both connect to the cecum.