| caecofixation | Operative anchoring of a movable caecum. Synonym: caecofixation, typhlopexy, typhlopexia. Origin: caeco-+ G. Pexis, fixation (05 Mar 2000) |
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| caecoileostomy | Anastomosis of the ileum to the caecum. Synonym: caecoileostomy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| caecopexy | Operative anchoring of a movable caecum. Synonym: caecofixation, typhlopexy, typhlopexia. Origin: caeco-+ G. Pexis, fixation (05 Mar 2000) |
| caecoplication | Operative reduction in size of a dilated caecum by the formation of folds or tucks in its wall. Origin: caeco-+ L. Plico, pp. -atus, to fold (05 Mar 2000) |
| caecorrhaphy | Suture of the caecum. Synonym: typhlorrhaphy. Origin: caeco-+ G. Rhaphe, suture (05 Mar 2000) |
| caecosigmoidostomy | Formation of a communication between the caecum and the sigmoid colon. (05 Mar 2000) |
| caecostomy | Surgical construction of an opening into the caecum with a tube through the abdominal wall (tube caecostomy) or by skin level approach, in which the caecum is sewn to the surrounding peritoneum. Its primary purpose is decompression of colonic obstruction. (12 Dec 1998) |
| caecotomy | Incision into the caecum. Synonym: typhlotomy. Origin: caeco-+ G. Tome, incision (05 Mar 2000) |
| caecum | <anatomy> A blind pouch-like commencement of the colon in the right lower quadrant of the abdomen at the end of the small intestine. The appendix is a diverticulum that extends off the caecum. (13 Nov 1997) |
| caecum cupulare | The upper blind extremity of the cochlear duct. Synonym: caecum cupulare, cupular blind sac, lagena. (05 Mar 2000) |
| caecum vestibulare | <anatomy> The lower extremity of the cochlear duct, occupying the cochlear recess in the vestibule. Synonym: caecum vestibulare, vestibular blind sac. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Caenorhabditis | A genus of small free-living nematodes. Two species, Caenorhabditis Elegans and Caenorhabditis Briggsae are much used in studies of genetics, development, aging, muscle chemistry, and neuroanatomy. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Caenorhabditis elegans | Nematode much used in lineage studies since the number of nuclei is determined and the nervous system is relatively simple. The organism can be maintained axenically and there are mutants in behaviour, in muscle proteins and in other features. Sperm are amoeboid and move by an unknown mechanism which does not seem to depend upon actin or tubulin. (18 Nov 1997) |
| caenorhabiditis elegans | <zoology> This is a free-living (non parasitic) species of nematode which makes a good model organism for biological study because it has a small genome of only six chromosomes. It also has a short generation time of about three days (at room temperature), and is easy to grow at high densities (up to 10,000 worms on one Petri dish). Caenorhabditis Elegans has been thoroughly studied by geneticists, developmental biologists and neurologists. The worms can be used to study genetic manipulation, gene therapy, and the molecular basis of differentiation during development. Much of the world's knowledge about aging, inheritance, and the factors which control gene expression during development comes from studying this and other nematodes. The full taxonomic classification of Caenorhabditis Elegans is: kingdom Animalia, phylum Nematoda, class Secernentea, subclass Rhabditia, order Rhabditida, family Rhabditidae. (21 Mar 1998) |
| caerulein | <chemical> A specific decapeptide obtained from the skin of hila caerulea, an Australian amphibian. Caerulein is similar in action and composition to cholecystokinin. It stimulates gastric, biliary, and pancreatic secretion and certain smooth muscle. It is used in paralytic ileus and as diagnostic aid in pancreatic malfunction. Pharmacological action: gastrointestinal agents. Chemical name: Caerulein (12 Dec 1998) |