intestinum cecum

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• cecum — (Brit. caecum) ► NOUN (pl. ceca) ▪ a pouch connected to the junction of the small and large intestines. DERIVATIVES cecal adjective. ORIGIN from Latin intestinum caecum blind gut …   English terms dictionary

• cecum — [sē′kəm] n. pl. ceca [sē′kə] [ModL < L caecum < intestinum caecum, blind intestine < caecus, blind < IE base * kai ka, one eyed, squinting > OIr caech, one eyed, blind, Goth haihs, one eyed] 1. the pouch that is the beginning of… …   English World dictionary

• intestinum — 1. [TA] SYN: intestine. 2. Inward; inner. [neuter of intestinus] [L. intestinus, internal, ntr. as noun, the entrails, fr. intus, within] i. cecum SYN: cecum (1). i. crassum [TA] SYN: large intestine. i. ileum twisted intestine. See ileum. i …   Medical dictionary

• Cecum — The cecum (also spelled caecum), the first portion of the large bowel, situated in the lower right quadrant of the abdomen. The cecum receives fecal material from the small bowel (ileum) which opens into it. The appendix is attached to the cecum …   Medical dictionary

• cecum — cecal, adj. cecally, adv. /see keuhm/, n., pl. ceca / keuh/. Anat., Zool. a cul de sac, esp. that in which the large intestine begins. Also, caecum. [1715 25; short for L intestinum caecum blind gut] * * * ▪ …   Universalium

• intestinum tenue — [TA] small intestine: the proximal portion of the intestine, smaller in caliber than the large intestine, and about 6 meters (20 feet) long, extending from the pylorus to the cecum; it comprises the duodenum, jejunum, and ileum. Barium filled… …   Medical dictionary

• cecum — also caecum noun (plural ceca) Etymology: New Latin, from Latin intestinum caecum, literally, blind intestine Date: circa 1721 a cavity open at one end (as the blind end of a duct); especially the blind pouch at the beginning of the large… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• intestinum crassum — [TA] large intestine: the distal portion of the intestine, about 1.5 meters (5 feet) long, extending from its junction with the small intestine to the anus; it comprises the cecum, colon, rectum, and anal canal …   Medical dictionary

• cecum — ce•cum or caecum [[t]ˈsi kəm[/t]] n. pl. ca ( kə). anat. zool. an anatomical cul de sac, esp. that in which the large intestine begins • Etymology: 1715–25; L intestinum caecum blind gut ce′cal, adj …   From formal English to slang

• кишка слепая — (cecum, PNA; intestinum caecum, BNA, JNA) начальная расширенная часть толстой К., расположенная в правой подвздошной ямке и переходящая в восходящую ободочную К …   Большой медицинский словарь

• cecal — cecum (Brit. caecum) ► NOUN (pl. ceca) ▪ a pouch connected to the junction of the small and large intestines. DERIVATIVES cecal adjective. ORIGIN from Latin intestinum caecum blind gut …   English terms dictionary