Caecum

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Variant of cecum.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A blind pouch connected to the large intestine between the ileum and the colon.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A cavity open at one end, as the blind end of a canal or duct.
  • n. The blind part of the large intestine beyond the entrance of the small intestine; -- called also the blind gut.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. In human anatomy, the blind pouch or cul-de-sac which is the beginning of the colon, into which the ileum opens, and to which the vermiform appendage is attached.
  • n. In zoology, any cæcal diverticulum or intestinal appendage ending in a cul-de-sac.
  • n. [capitalized] [NL.] The typical genus of the family Cæcidæ.
  • n. In starfishes, the bifurcated multilobular prolongations of the pyloric region of the stomach, the walls being glandular and secreting a digestive fluid.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. the cavity in which the large intestine begins and into which the ileum opens
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    cavum    cavity    bodily cavity   
    Variant
    caeca    cecum    blind gut   
    Form
    caecal    caecally   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    blind gut   
     
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