Crossword Path

Find words for crosswords, Scrabble and word games

Word entry · 6 letters

caecum

Limited data

No curated clues yet.

Use pattern search to check whether the word fits.

6 lettersPronunciation /ˈsiː.kəm/Part of speech nounSorted accemuStarts with CEnds with M0 clues
1C2A3E4C5U6M

Not quite right?

"Search similar patterns."

C_____

Definitions

  1. the cavity in which the large intestine begins and into which the ileum opens

Word origin

Borrowed from Latin caecum (“invisible, hidden”), clipping of intestīnum caecum (“blind gut”), translation of Ancient Greek τῠφλὸν ἔντερον (tŭphlòn énteron).

Used in a sentence

  • After a preliminary course in anatomy it was found that caecum and transverse colon also provided excellent sites for excitation.

Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0

Used as a crossword answer0 curated clues

No curated clues for caecum yet.

Related words