retrocecal

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retrocecal

[-sē′kəl]

Etymology: L, retro, backward, caecus, blind

pertaining to the region behind the cecum. Also spelled retrocaecal.

retrocecal

behind the cecum.

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recess retrocaecal			9) Most often, the appendix is in the superior aspect of the pelvis, draped over the psoas muscle, or is retrocecal in position. Ultrasound of pediatric abdominal and scrotal emergencies by Amodio, John; Fefferman, Nancy / Applied Radiology Dial discovered a retrocecal appendix and performed an appendectomy. LA: was appendectomy done without consent? Did laparotomy consent ... by Tammelleo, A. David / Medical Law's Regan Report An inflamed retrocecal appendix was removed during surgery. Measles-related appendicitis: differing histologic findings according ... by Paik, So-Ya; Oh, Jung-Tak; Choi, Yoon-Jung; Kwon, Kye-Won; Yang, Woo-Ick / Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine			retraction of the chest retractor retreat from reality retrenchment retrices retrieval retrieval basket retriever retrix retro- retro-ocular retroaction retroanterograde amnesia retroaortic node retroauricular retrobulbar retrobulbar anesthesia retrobulbar block Retrobulbar hematoma retrobulbar neuritis retrobulbar pupillary reflex retrocaecal Retrocalcaneal Bursitis retrocalcaneal space Retrocalcaneobursitis retrocecal retrocedent gout retrocervical retrocession retroclination retroclusion retrocochlear retrocolic retrocollic retrocollic spasm retrocollis retroconduction retrocursive retrocuspid papilla retrodeviation retrodisplacement retroesophageal retrofill retrofilling retrofitting retroflexion retroflexion of the uterus retrogasserian retrogasserian glycerol rhizotomy Retrogenesis retrognathia			retroarticular process retroarticular process retroarticular process retroarticular process retroauricular Retroazimuthal projection Retroazimuthal projection retrobulbar retrobulbar abscess retrobulbar abscess retrobulbar abscess retrobulbar anesthesia Retrobulbar block Retrobulbar block Retrobulbar block Retrobulbar block Retrobulbar block Retrobulbar hematoma retrobulbar neuritis retrobulbar neuritis retrobulbar neuritis retrobulbar neuropathy retrobulbar neuropathy retrobulbar neuropathy retrobulbar optic neuritis retrobulbar pupillary reflex retrocaecal retrocalcaneal bursitis retrocalcaneal space retrocalcaneobursitis retrocecal retrocede retrocede retrocede retroceded retroceded Retrocedent Retrocedent retrocedent gout retrocedes retrocedes retroceding retroceding retrocerebral gland retrocervical retrocession retrocession retrocession Retrocession (disambiguation) Retrocession (disambiguation) Retrocession (disambiguation) retrocessions retrocessions Retrochoir Retrochoir retrochoirs retrochoirs retroclination retroclusion retrocochlear retrocolic

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