caecum

[ see-kuh m ]
/ ˈsi kəm /

noun, plural cae·ca [see-kuh] /ˈsi kə/.

cecum.

OTHER WORDS FROM caecum

cae·cal, adjective cae·cal·ly, adverb post·cae·cal, adjective sub·cae·cal, adjective

Words nearby caecum

cadwalader, cadwallader, cae, cae-, caecilian, caecum, caelian, caelum, caen, caen stone, caeno-

Definition for caecum (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, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for caecum (1 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, adjective

Word Origin for caecum

C18: short for Latin intestinum caecum blind intestine, translation of Greek tuphlon enteron

British Dictionary definitions for caecum (2 of 2)

cecum
/ (ˈsiːkəm) /

noun plural -ca (-kə)

US a variant spelling of caecum

Derived forms of cecum

cecal, adjective

Medical definitions for caecum (1 of 2)

caecum
[ sē′kəm ]

n.

Variant ofcecum

Medical definitions for caecum (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 caecum

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.