cecum

also n., pl., -ca, also -ca (-kə).

1. A saclike cavity with only one opening.
2. Anatomy. The large blind pouch forming the beginning of the large intestine. Also called blind gut.

[Middle English, from Latin (intestīnum) caecum, blind (intestine), neuter of caecus, blind.]

cecal ce'cal adj.
cecally ce'cal·ly adv.

n

A cul-de-sac constituting the first part of the large intestine. It forms the junction between the ileum and the large intestine.

Arising from or pertaining to the cecum.

• c. blackhead — see histomonas meleagridis.
• chicken c. worms — Heterakis, Subulura spp., Strongyloides avium, Trichostrongylus tenuis, Aulonocephalus lindquisti.
• c. coccidiosis — see coccidiosis.
• c. coliform granuloma — a nodular condition of the intestines, liver and cecum.
• c. dilatation — a disease of cows which occurs soon after calving characterized by moderate abdominal pain, reduction in fecal volume, and a distended viscus in the upper right flank detectable externally or by rectal examination. Called also cecal dilatation and torsion but the circulation of the organ is rarely compromised. In horses it is usually part of tympany of the large intestine. See flatulent colic.
• c. dilatation and torsion — see cecal dilatation (above).
• c. impaction — in the horse can prove to be a serious problem because of the difficulty of moving a large volume of dry ingesta from such a large atonic viscus. The clinical picture is one of continuous low-grade colic with scant feces. A feature of mucoid enteropathy in rabbits.
• c. inflammation — see cecitis.
• c. intussusception — see intestinal obstruction colic, intussusception.
• c. inversion — see cecocolic intussusception.
• c. rupture — is a specific entity in horses because it occurs during the act of foaling. Death occurs very quickly due to toxic shock.
• c. torsion — in cows is part of the syndrome of cecal dilatation. In horses constitutes a very serious threat to life. See also intestinal obstruction colic, red gut syndrome.
• c. tympany — see cecal dilatation (above), flatulent colic. Also occurs as an independent entity in young foals and causes acute colic with abdominal distention. The cause is unknown. It also occurs in newborn foals in conjunction with retained meconium.

IN BRIEF: n. - A cavity open at one end; blind gut.

Dansk (Danish)
n. - caecum, [med] del af tyktarmen

Nederlands (Dutch)
blindedarm, blinde lichaamsbuis

Français (French)
n. - (Anat) cæcum

Deutsch (German)
n. - Blinddarm

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (ανατ.) τυφλό έντερο

Italiano (Italian)
intestino cieco

Português (Portuguese)
n. - ceco (m) (Anat.)

Русский (Russian)
слепая кишка

Español (Spanish)
n. - intestino ciego

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - caecum, blindtarm

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
盲肠

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 盲腸

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 맹장

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 盲腸炎, 盲腸
adj. - 盲腸の, 行き止まりの

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) المصران الأعور‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮המעי העיוור‬

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