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retrocecal

retrocecal adjective: behind the caecum.

Adjective

retrocecal (not comparable)

  1. Behind the caecum.
    • The fact that a retrocecal position of the appendix demands special consideration, and may mislead the operator who is not upon his guard, was first noticed, to the best of my knowledge, by C. B. Nancrede, of Ann Arbor, Michigan (Med. News, 1888, vol. 52, p. 570).1905, Howard Atwood Kelly, The Vermiform Appendix and Its Diseases

retrocecal meaning in Tamil

retrocecal in Tamil

பெருங்குடல்வாய்க்குப் பின்புறஞ்சார்ந்த

Forms of retrocecal

alternative formretrocaecal

Origin of retrocecal

From retro- + cecal.

Words formed from retrocecal

Questions about retrocecal

What does retrocecal mean?
Retrocecal means behind the caecum.
What is retrocecal in Tamil?
Retrocecal in Tamil is பெருங்குடல்வாய்க்குப் பின்புறஞ்சார்ந்த. See Retrocecal meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is retrocecal?
Retrocecal is an adjective.

Words near retrocecal in the dictionary

  1. retrocausality
  2. retrocausally
  3. retrocausation
  4. retrocausative
  5. retrocaval
  6. retrocecal
  7. retrocecally
  8. retrocede
  9. retroceded
  10. retrocedence
  11. retrocedences

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