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cœcum

cœcum is the obsolete spelling of caecum.

Meaning of caecum

Noun

caecum (plural caecums or caeca)

  1. 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.
    • After a preliminary course in anatomy it was found that caecum and transverse colon also provided excellent sites for excitation.1970, J. G. Ballard, The Atrocity Exhibition
    Synonyms:
    blind gut

Questions about cœcum

What is cœcum the obsolete spelling of?
Cœcum is the obsolete spelling of caecum.

Words near cœcum in the dictionary

  1. Cătunele
  2. Căuaș
  3. Căușeni
  4. Căzănești
  5. cōtempt
  6. cœcum
  7. cœlacanth
  8. cœlacanthine
  9. cœlacanths
  10. cœlestial
  11. cœlestials

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