(Greek: blind, blindness [typhlos, blind]; denotes relationship to the cecum or the first part of the large intestine, forming a dilated pouch; also called the "blindgut" or "blind intestine" [caecum, "blind, blind gut", typhlon, cecum])

(Greek: kolo- > Latin: colo-, colon or large intestine [that part which extends from the cecum to the rectum])