Blinddarm

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German

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Etymology

blind (blind) +‎ Darm (intestine), a partial calque of Latin caecum (blind (thing)).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈblɪnt.daʁm/
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  • Hyphenation: Blind‧darm

Noun

Blinddarm m (strong, genitive Blinddarmes or Blinddarms, plural Blinddärme)

  1. (specialist, medicine, anatomy) caecum
  2. (proscribed, general use, anatomy) appendix
    Synonyms: Wurmfortsatz, Appendix

Further reading

  • Blinddarm” in Duden online
  • Blinddarm” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Luxembourgish

Noun

Blinddarm m (plural Blinddäerm)

  1. Alternative spelling of Blinddaarm (appendix)