盲腸|もうちょうmouchou[1]atamadaka (head-high)
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- noun, anatomycecum; caecum; blind gut
- noun(vermiform) appendix
- nounappendicitis盲腸のようですね。↗I believe you have appendicitis.
- Related虫垂ちゅうすいNeutralThe neutral, medically accurate name for the appendix, the small pouch at the end of the cecum; in speech 「盲腸」 often covers the appendix or appendicitis.
- Related虫様突起ちゅうようとっきWrittenWritten anatomical name for the appendix; in everyday speech 「虫垂」 is the usual word.
In everyday speech 「盲腸」 often means the appendix or appendicitis, and 「盲腸を切る」 is how people describe appendix surgery. In medical contexts use 「虫垂」 or the more formal 「虫様突起」; appendicitis is 「虫垂炎」.
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