noun · rare

caecum

caecum · caecums · caeca

сліпа кишка

слепая кишка

Blinddarm

A cavity open at one end, especially a blind pouch connected to the large intestine…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.

/ˈsiː.kəm/

Meaning

1 senses

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.
Blinddarm
слепа́я кишка́slepája kišká
сліпа кишкаslipa kyška
the cavity in which the large intestine begins and into which the ileum opens

Translations

8 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

blind pouch connected to the large intestine:

Русский

By meaning 1

blind pouch connected to the large intestine:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

blind pouch connected to the large intestine:

Origin

Borrowed from Latin caecum (“invisible, hidden”), clipping of intestīnum caecum (“blind gu

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

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