cécum
French, noun\se.kɔm\
cécum is spelled C-É-C-U-M (5 letters). Cécum is a French feminine noun meaning “post-1990 spelling of cæcum” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Partie initiale du gros intestin qui chez l’être humain porte l’appendice vermiculaire (ou iléocécal)”.
What does cécum mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininepost-1990 spelling of cæcum
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Partie initiale du gros intestin qui chez l’être humain porte l’appendice vermiculaire (ou iléocécal).
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of cécum
- cécums plural
- cæcum
- caecum
- cœcum dated
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce cécum?
- \se.kɔm\
- [se.kɔm]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to cécum
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.