usus buntu

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usus buntu

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Etymology

Compound of usus +‎ buntu, calque of Dutch blindedarm (“caecum”, literally “blind intestine”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈusʊs ˈbʊntu]

Noun

usus buntu (plural usus-usus buntu)

1. caecum: a cavity open at one end (such as the blind end of a duct), especially a blind pouch connected to the large intestine between the ileum and the colon

   Synonym: sekum

2. vermiform appendix: an organ consisting of a blind tube projecting from the caecum, without a known function

   Synonyms: apendiks, umbai cacing

Further reading

• “usus buntu”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016