Meanings
adjectiveretrocecal (not comparable)
alternative retrocaecal
- not comparableanatomyBehind the caecum.
The fact that a retrocecal position of the appendix demands special consideration, and may mislead the operator who is not upon his guard, was first noticed, to the best of my knowledge, by C. B. Nancrede, of Ann Arbor, Michigan (Med. News, 1888, vol. 52, p. 570).
1905, Howard Atwood Kelly, The Vermiform Appendix and Its Diseases
Origin
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retrocecal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retrocecal
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“retrocecal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retrocecal. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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