Definitions for cecum

cecum ce·cum

Spelling: [see-kuh m]
IPA: /ˈsi kəm/

Cecum is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 30 anagrams from letters in cecum (ccemu).

Definitions for cecum

noun

  1. a cul-de-sac, especially that in which the large intestine begins.

Origin of cecum

1715-25; short for Latin intestinum caecum blind gut

Examples for cecum

The latter is somewhat smaller and is found in the cecum and large intestine.

One of them may occupy the cecum, another the transverse colon, and possibly a third the sigmoid flexure.

These two occur in the small intestine; a form intermediate in size may also be found in the cecum and colon.

It lives in the large intestine, especially the cecum, with its slender extremity embedded in the mucous membrane.

Word Value for cecum
Scrable

11

Words with friends

15

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