- caecal
- variant of cecal
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
caecal
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caecal — caecal, ale, aux adj. Du caecum. Inflammation de l appendice caecal, ou appendicite … Encyclopédie Universelle
caecal — caecal; ret·ro·caecal; … English syllables
Caecal — C[ae] cal, a. (Anat.) [1913 Webster] 1. Of or pertaining to the c[ae]cum, or blind gut. [1913 Webster] 2. Having the form of a c[ae]cum, or bag with one opening; baglike; as, the c[ae]cal extremity of a duct. [1913 Webster] || … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
caecal — caecal, ale (sé kal, ka l ) adj. Terme d anatomie. Qui appartient au caecum … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
caecal — caecum (US cecum) ► NOUN (pl. caeca) ▪ a pouch connected to the junction of the small and large intestines. DERIVATIVES caecal adjective. ORIGIN from Latin intestinum caecum blind gut … English terms dictionary
caecal — adjective Of or pertaining to the caecum … Wiktionary
Caecal — Pertaining to the caecum (also spelled cecum), the first portion of the large bowel, situated in the lower right quadrant of the abdomen. The caecum receives fecal material from the small bowel (ileum) which opens into it. The appendix is… … Medical dictionary
caecal — adj. pertaining to the caecum (part of the large intestine) … English contemporary dictionary
caecal — adjective of or like a cecum • Syn: ↑cecal • Pertains to noun: ↑cecum, ↑cecum (for: ↑cecal) • Derivationally related forms: ↑caecum, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
CAECAL, ALE — adj. T. d’Anatomie Qui appartient au cÆcum. Appendice cÆcal … Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)
