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caecum
[ see-kuhm ]
/ Ë?si kÉ™m /
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noun, plural cae·ca [see-kuh]. /Ë?si kÉ™/.
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OTHER WORDS FROM caecum
caecal, adjectivecae·cal·ly, adverbpost·cae·cal, adjectivesub·cae·cal, adjectiveWords nearby caecum
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British Dictionary definitions for caecum
caecum
US cecum
/ (Ë?siË?kÉ™m) /
noun plural -ca (-kÉ™)
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
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Medical definitions for caecum
caecum
[ sē′kəm ]
n.
Variant ofcecum
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