caecumn.

/ˈsiːkəm/

Forms: Also occasionally cecum; plural cæca.

Etymology: Latin; for intestinum cæcum; neuter of cæcus blind.

Physiology.

1. The blind-gut; the first part of the large intestine, so called because it is prolonged behind the opening of the ilium into a cul-de-sac. It is present in humans, most mammals and birds, and in many reptiles.

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monoculusa1425

one-eye?1541

blind gut1594

budget-gut1594

caecum1721

1721 in N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict.

1728 E. Chambers Cycl. at Intestine The Cæcum..has a lateral Insertion into the upper end of the Colon, and is not perforated at its other Extremity, but hangs to it like the Finger of a Glove.

1872 T. H. Huxley Lessons Elem. Physiol. (ed. 6) vi. 150 The large intestine forms a blind dilatation beyond the ilio-cæcal valve..called the cæcum.

2. With plural cæca: Any blind tube, or tube with one end closed. The intestinal caeca are two long blind tubes connected with the upper part of the large intestine in birds; pyloric caeca, a series of blind tubes, from one to fifty in number, placed immediately behind the pyloric valve in the stomach of most fishes; also the prolongations of the stomach into the rays of starfishes.

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the world > animals > animal body > general parts > [noun] > tube or pipe

fistula1601

caecum1753

the world > life > biology > physical aspects or shapes > shape > [noun] > tube or canal > with one end closed

cul-de-sac1738

caecum1753

1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. at Intestinum The fish kind have in general a great number of these cæca; they are called by the ichthyologists Intestinula cæca.

1844 W. B. Carpenter Animal Physiol. iv. 172 Furnished with one or more little appendages, termed cæca [printed cœca].

1857 J. G. Wood Common Objects Sea Shore 129 The stomach is assisted by certain supplementary stomachs which run through each ray..cæca as they are called.

1868 P. M. Duncan tr. L. Figuier Insect World Introd. 10 The second are cæca, and larger and less numerous.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online March 2021).

单词	caecum
释义	caecumn. /ˈsiːkəm/ Forms: Also occasionally cecum; plural cæca. Etymology: Latin; for intestinum cæcum; neuter of cæcus blind. Physiology. 1. The blind-gut; the first part of the large intestine, so called because it is prolonged behind the opening of the ilium into a cul-de-sac. It is present in humans, most mammals and birds, and in many reptiles. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > digestive or excretive organs > digestive organs > intestines > [noun] > large intestine > caecum monoculusa1425 one-eye?1541 blind gut1594 budget-gut1594 caecum1721 1721 in N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. 1728 E. Chambers Cycl. at Intestine The Cæcum..has a lateral Insertion into the upper end of the Colon, and is not perforated at its other Extremity, but hangs to it like the Finger of a Glove. 1872 T. H. Huxley Lessons Elem. Physiol. (ed. 6) vi. 150 The large intestine forms a blind dilatation beyond the ilio-cæcal valve..called the cæcum. 2. With plural cæca: Any blind tube, or tube with one end closed. The intestinal caeca are two long blind tubes connected with the upper part of the large intestine in birds; pyloric caeca, a series of blind tubes, from one to fifty in number, placed immediately behind the pyloric valve in the stomach of most fishes; also the prolongations of the stomach into the rays of starfishes. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > animal body > general parts > [noun] > tube or pipe fistula1601 caecum1753 the world > life > biology > physical aspects or shapes > shape > [noun] > tube or canal > with one end closed cul-de-sac1738 caecum1753 1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. at Intestinum The fish kind have in general a great number of these cæca; they are called by the ichthyologists Intestinula cæca. 1844 W. B. Carpenter Animal Physiol. iv. 172 Furnished with one or more little appendages, termed cæca [printed cœca]. 1857 J. G. Wood Common Objects Sea Shore 129 The stomach is assisted by certain supplementary stomachs which run through each ray..cæca as they are called. 1868 P. M. Duncan tr. L. Figuier Insect World Introd. 10 The second are cæca, and larger and less numerous. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < n.1721
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