cecum; blind gut
Anatomical term for the pouch at the beginning of the large intestine.
The cecum is part of the large intestine, located at the junction with the small intestine.
Colloquial use; medically the vermiform appendix is 虫垂, but 盲腸 is widely used in everyday speech.
See also: 虫垂
I've had appendix surgery.
Colloquial shorthand for 盲腸炎 (appendicitis); often used in phrases like 盲腸になる.
See also: 虫垂炎
My stomach has been hurting since yesterday; it might be appendicitis.
I got appendicitis as a child and had surgery.
I had appendix surgery last week.
My appendix started hurting in the middle of the night, so I went to the hospital.