1 retrocaecal | Definition of retrocaecal

retrocecal

adjective
ret·​ro·​cecal
variants: or retrocaecal \ "+ \

Definition of retrocecal

: situated behind the cecum the vermiform appendix is considered retrocecal when directed upward behind the cecum

History and Etymology for retrocecal

retro- + cecal, caecal

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