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German
Etymology
blind (“blind”) + Darm (“intestine”), a partial calque of Latin caecum (“blind (thing)”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈblɪnt.daʁm/
- Hyphenation: Blind‧darm
Noun
Blinddarm m (strong, genitive Blinddarmes or Blinddarms, plural Blinddärme)
- (specialist, medicine, anatomy) caecum
- (proscribed, general use, anatomy) appendix
- Synonyms: Wurmfortsatz, Appendix
Further reading
Luxembourgish
Noun
Blinddarm m (plural Blinddäerm)
- Alternative spelling of Blinddaarm (“appendix”)