ceco-, cec-, caeco-, caec-

(Latin: blind, blind gut [first part of the large intestine, forming a dilated pouch into which open the ileum, the colon, and the appendix vermiformis]; any blind pouch)


caecal
caecotomy
cecalcecitis
cecocentral
cecocolic
cecocolon
cecocolostomy (s) (noun), cecocolostomies (pl)
A surgical operation that involves the connection between the cecum and another section of the colon: Because of a disease in his intestine, Mr. Black underwent a cecocolostomy that provided a linkage between the first part of the large intestine with a another part of his colon.
cecofixation (noun), cecofixations (pl)
A suspension of the cecum, or any blind pouch or blind gut, to correct excessive movements of a bodily organ: Linda's mother had to go to the hospital to correct a cecofixation in her abdomen because it was causing pains.
cecoileostomy
cecopexy
Fixation of calcium in the tissues.
cecorrhaphy
cecostomy (s) (noun), cecostomies (pl)
A surgical operation involving the act of bringing the serum through the wall of the abdomen: In medical school, John learned about the operation called cecostomy which was performed with using a tube for drainage, and normally performed to treat an obstruction on the colon.
cecotomy
cecum