盲肠 (máng cháng) — cecum (part of the large intestine); appendix (common usage)
Definition
Strictly, 盲肠 is the cecum (the first part of the large intestine). In everyday speech it is also used loosely for the appendix — the medical term for the appendix is 阑尾.
noun
cecum (part of the large intestine)appendix (common usage)
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Examples
- 盲肠。Yī shēng shuō wǒ dé le máng cháng yán.The doctor said I have appendicitis.
- 盲肠。máng cháng Shì dà cháng de yí bù fen.The cecum is part of the large intestine.
- 盲肠。Tā yīn wèi máng cháng wèn tí zhù yuàn le.He was hospitalized due to a cecum problem.
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