Definitions for caecumˈsi kəm
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
cae•cum*ˈsi kəm(n.)(pl.)-ca
Category: Anatomy
Ref: cecum .
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Princeton's WordNet
cecum, caecum, blind gut(noun)
the cavity in which the large intestine begins and into which the ileum opens
"the appendix is an offshoot of the cecum"
Wiktionary
caecum(Noun)
A blind pouch connected to the large intestine between the ileum and the colon.
Origin: Latin (ininum) caecum ‘blind gut’, translation of Greek τυφλόν ἔντερον.
Webster Dictionary
Caecum(noun)
a cavity open at one end, as the blind end of a canal or duct
Caecum(noun)
the blind part of the large intestine beyond the entrance of the small intestine; -- called also the blind gut
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