n. 盲肠, 盲端

[医] 盲肠, 盲端

[ noun ]
the cavity in which the large intestine begins and into which the ileum opens
<noun.body>
the appendix is an offshoot of the cecum

caecum \cae"cum\, n.; pl. {C[ae]cums}, L. {C[ae]ca}. [L. caecus
blind, invisible, concealed.] (Anat.)
(a) A cavity open at one end, as the blind end of a canal or
duct.
(b) The blind part of the large intestine beyond the entrance
of the small intestine; -- called also the {blind gut}.
[Also spelled {cecum}.]

Note: The c[ae]cum is comparatively small in man, and ends in
a slender portion, the vermiform appendix; but in
herbivorous mammals it is often as large as the rest of
the large intestine. In fishes there are often numerous
intestinal c[ae]ca.


cecum \cecum\ n.
The {caecum}, the cavity in which the large intestine begins
and into which the ileum opens.

Syn: caecum, blind gut.
[WordNet 1.5]